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CULINARY ARTS
Curriculum | Course Descriptions

501 Varsity Road Griffin, GA 30223
PH 770-228-7386

What is Culinary Arts?

The Culinary Arts program will introduce you to the ever-changing world of the Foodservice Industry.  Food is not only a necessity for living, but is something we can all get excited about.  There are limitless job opportunities for people with a Culinary Arts Degree or Diploma.

Just think of the many times you come in contact with food on any given day.  Whether you are in school, out shopping, traveling, or just picking something up for your family-food is everywhere.  Think back to a time when you ate out, whether at a restaurant, hotel, or conference center.  What is that one item that stands out in your mind?  Wouldn't you love to know how to make that at any time, for anyone?  This is the program to show you how!

What Type of Career Might I Expect?

With your degree or diploma, you will have the know-how to prepare and produce a wide variety of food items.  You will have the knowledge to gain entry level position in a number of Foodservice facilities.  Hotels, airports, restaurants, catering venues, schools, bakeries, and retirement facilities are just the beginning.  If you have ever wanted to open your own restaurant, bakery, or catering company, the classes provides through this program will give you a strong foundation-from learning about front-of-the -house, ordering, writing menus, as well as safety, sanitation, nutrition, and management.

What Can I Do After I Graduate?

A graduate will be specifically trained with the National Restaurant Association and Serve-Safe guidelines for the Foodservice Industry.  This may include cooking, managing, or a combination of the two.  Graduate will be knowledgeable in health, nutrition, safety, food preparation, food service, as well as management.  It all depends on the graduate preferences.  The possibilities of places to work are endless.

Graduates qualify for entry0level positions, such as line cooks, station chefs, and assistant pastry chefs.  With experience, graduates may advance to positions such as souse-chefs, executive chefs or foodservice managers.  Employers may include full service restaurants hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, contract food services, and health care facilities.

What Type of Classes May I Expect?

There is a variety of class settings made available to students.  General core classes are available on a quarterly basis.  This includes a classroom setting, online, or a combination of the two.  Once a student enters the program courses, students will receive hands-on instruction on campus.  This includes a kitchen lab as well as classroom lectures.  Practical field experience will also be made available as the program continues.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet general admissions requirements and must also:

  1. Be at least 18 years of age.

  2. Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma, GED, r college degree.

  3. Present acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT, or CPE scores taken within the last five years or transfer of program level English and math from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better.


Curriculum

Diploma Program
Minimum credits required for graduation: 90

NAME
NO.
GENERAL CORE
CREDIT
ENG 100 English
5
MAT 100 Basic Mathematics

3

EMP 100 Interpersonal Relations & Prof. Dev.

3

     
11
NAME
NO.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL COURSES
CREDIT
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
CUL 100 Professionalism in Culinary Arts 3
CUL 110 Food Service Sanitation and Safety 3
CUL 112 Principles of Cooking
5
CUL 114 American Regional Cuisine 5
CUL 116 Food Service Purchasing and Control 3
CUL 121 Baking Principles I 5
CUL 122 Baking Principles II 5
CUL 127 Banquet Preparation and Presentation 4
CUL 129 Front of the House Service 3
CUL 130 Pantry, Hors D'Oeuvres and Canapés 5
CUL 132 Garde Manger 5
CUL 133 Food Service Leadership and Decision Making OR 5
MSD 103 Leadership and Decision Making (5)
CUL 137 Nutrition and Menu Development 3
CUL 215 Contemporary Cuisine I 5
CUL 220 Contemporary Cuisine II 5
CUL 216 Practicum Internship OR 12
CUL 124 Restaurant and Hotel Baking AND (6)
CUL 224 International Cuisine (6)
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Associate Degree Program
Minimum credits required for graduation: 109

NAME
NO.
GENERAL CORE COURSES
CREDIT
    Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts  
ENG 191 Composition and Rhetoric
5
ENG 193 Literature and Composition OR
5
HUM 191 Introduction to Humanities
(5)
SPC 191 Fundamentals of Speech
5
    Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences  
PSY 191 Introductory Psychology
5
    Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics  
MAT 191 College Algebra OR
5
MAT 190 Mathematical Modeling
(5)
XXX xxx General Core Elective

5

     
30
NAME
NO.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL COURSES
CREDIT
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
CUL 100 Professionalism in Culinary Arts 3
CUL 110 Food Service Sanitation and Safety 3
CUL 112 Principles of Cooking
5
CUL 114 American Regional Cuisine 5
CUL 116 Food Service Purchasing and Control 3
CUL 121 Baking Principles I 5
CUL 122 Baking Principles II 5
CUL 127 Banquet Preparation and Presentation 4
CUL 129 Front of the House Service 3
CUL 130 Pantry, Hors D'Oeuvres and Canapés 5
CUL 132 Garde Manger 5
CUL 133 Food Service Leadership and Decision Making OR 5
MSD 103 Leadership and Decision Making (5)
CUL 137 Nutrition and Menu Development 3
CUL 215 Contemporary Cuisine I 5
CUL 220 Contemporary Cuisine II 5
CUL 216 Practicum Internship OR 12
CUL 124 Restaurant and Hotel Baking AND (6)
CUL 224 International Cuisine (6)
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