Culinary Arts

Credit Hours: 66.5

Requirements

Students enrolled in Culinary 101 must be available to participate in events when not in class.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

The recommended course sequences listed here are for reference purposes only. Students should consult their academic adviser for the most up to date course selection and degree requirements.

FIRST YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
CULN 101A	Stocks, Sauces & Skills	2
CULN 101B	Meat and Fish Fabrication	2
CULN 101C	American Cuisine	2
CULN 101D	Cuisines of the World	2
CULN 101E	Introduction to Baking	2
CULN 101F	Service Techniques & Skills	2
CULN 101H	Breakfast Cookery Seminar	.5
HOSP 108	Applied Food Service Sanitation	2
IDS 101	The First-Year Seminar	1
COMM 107	Speech Communication		3
CULN 100	Culinary Math		1
CULN 103	Introduction to Culinary Management		3
ENGL 101	College Writing I		3
IT 105	PC Office Applications		3
MATH	Basic Algebra or higher level Math Course		3
	Total Semester Credits	15.5	16

 

SECOND YEAR
Dept and No.	Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
	Semester:	FALL	SPRING
CULN 230	Restaurant Operations	3
ENGL 102	College Writing II	3
HOSP 104	Food & Labor Cost Control	3
BIOL 210	Nutrition	3
HOSP 225	Purchasing for Hospitality Industry	3
PHED 105	Wellness and Fitness	2
CULN 223	Field Experience	3
CULN 107	Garde Manger		2
CULN 202	Bar & Beverage Management		2
CULN 203	Cakes, Tortes, & Desserts		2
CULN 210	Catering¹		2
CULN 236	Advanced Restaurant Operations		3
CULN 290	NOCTI Food Production & Service Examination¹		0
CULN 223P	Culinary Field Experience Prep³		1
ELECTIVE	Distribution Elective4		3
BUSN 212 or COMM 104	Written Communication or Interpersonal Communication		3
	Total Semester Credits	20	18

Footnotes:

Students must either take or test out of ENGL 050: Critical and Analytical Reading, in their first semester at Keystone College. The credits and quality points earned are included in student averages; however, these credits do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.

¹Students enrolled in CULN 210 may have to be available for some weekends to organize, serve, and cook for functions.

²In order for students to graduate this curriculum, they must enroll in and pass NOCTI examination (only offered in the spring semesters, CULN 290). Students must have completed 3 semesters in culinary arts at Keystone before enrolling.

³Please refer to page 69 for a list of courses fulfilling the distribution requirements.

4Students must attend CULN 223P in their second semester and must complete 400 hours of approved field experience after their sophomore year.

**Students enrolled in these courses must be available to participate in events when not in class. 

The academic advisor assists the student in planning his/her curriculum and in preregistration; however, the student is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements of the curriculum selected. Not every course is offered every semester at every location. Course offerings are dependent on enrollment.