Advanced Culinary Certificate

The program prepares students for career opportunities in restaurants, catering, hotels, theme parks and other food service businesses. Students gain practical training in the use of commercial equipment and acquire the skills necessary to be successful in the field of culinary arts such as knife skills, food production, presentation, menu development, portion control, cost control, menu planning and nutrition. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this degree will also earn the Food Protection Manager Certification.

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The goals and objectives of this degree is to prepare students to obtain one of many jobs in the culinary field.Traditionally culinary positions have not had an education qualification, but more often than not, companies are requiring culinary education to move into management positions. Completing this degree with allow students to develop competencies in the following areas: culinary, baking, butchery & charcuterie, beverages, safety and sanitation, cost controls and restaurant management. The capstone of this degree is 300 hours of work experience in a student-run-restaurant on Mt SAC’s campus. 

Code	Course Title	Units	Sequence
HRM52	Food Safety and Sanitation	2	Summer Yr. 1
CUL101	Professional Cooking Foundations	3	Summer Yr. 1
CUL102	Professional Cooking I	3	Fall Yr. 1
CUL103	Professional Cooking II	3	Winter Yr. 1
CUL104	Garde Manger	3	Fall yr. 2
CUL105	Baking & Pastry I	3	Fall yr. 2
HRM57	Hospitality Cost Control	3	Fall yr. 2
HRM61	Menu Planning	3	Winter yr.2
HRM56	Hospitality Supervision	3	Fall yr. 2
CUL111	Exploring Beverages	3	Spring yr. 2
	RESTAURANT SERIES
HRM53	Dining room Management	3	Spring yr. 2
CUL91	Culinary Arts Work Experience (300 hrs.)	5	Spring yr. 2
CUL115	Restaurant Operations	3	Spring yr. 2
	Total Units	40
	Choose 3 units
CUL106	Baking & Pastry II	3
CUL107	International Cuisines	3	Fall yr. 2
CUL108	Cooking for Special Diets	3
CUL109	Butchery & Charcuterie	3
CUL110	Street Foods	3
CUL112	Sustainability in Culinary Arts	3
HRM62	Event Planning & Catering	3
HRM72	Hospitality Purchasing	3
	Total Units	43

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Part of the AS Degree in Culinary Management

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