2017-2018 Credit Catalog

Culinary Arts and Food Service (CLD)

2017-2018

Type: Career, Degree (AAS)

Open Admissions

Division: Career & Tech Education & Bus


The degree program opens the door to a career in food. The course of study is designed to combine practical training with broad-based knowledge. Hands-on culinary courses begin with the basics of knife-handling in the laboratory kitchen through the implementation of our on-campus restaurant kitchen, dining room, and bakery. These courses are complemented with the study of nutrition and food sciences as well as classes in management, facilities planning, and personnel administration. Cutting edge cultural courses include food history and culture and food writing. Program graduates face exciting opportunities in a fast-growing industry that encompasses the traditional path in a restaurant kitchen or dining room or can veer into catering, banquet management, menu consulting, food writing, recipe testing and development, baking and pastry, corporate food, and a whole host of other possibilities.

The program includes a hands-on work experience through Cooperative Education and Internships which integrate classroom study with a supervised work experience.

This program has been relocated to the North Shore Business Center at 30 Log Bridge Road in Middleton, Route 114. Shuttle bus service will be available.

First Year

Fall

Course NumberTitleCredits
CFS101Basic Culinary Techniques

2

CFS104Introduction to Breads, Pastries, and Desserts

2

CFS105Food Handler Safety Practices

1

CFS116Banquet and Function Management

2

CFS118Stocks, Soups, & Sauces

2

CMP101Composition 1

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Spring

Course NumberTitleCredits
BUS101Math for Business and Finance

3

CFS102Meat/Poultry/Fish Fabrication & Production

2

CFS106Baking Production and Merchandizing of Bakery Products

2

CFS108Table Service

2

CFS110Introduction to Garde Manger

2

CMP102-150
Composition 2 Elective

3

CPS100Information Technology and Its Applications

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Second Year

Fall

Course NumberTitleCredits
CFS202Danish, Croissant, Choux, and Puff Pastry

2

CFS212American Regional Cuisine

2

CFS214Buffet & Specialty Food Preparation

2

CFS228Food & Beverage Cost Control

3

CFS234Culinary Arts Workplace Seminar

1

IDS106Understanding Nutrition

3

LA-ELECTIVE
Liberal Arts Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:16

Spring

Course NumberTitleCredits
CFS204Classical Baking

2

CFS206A La Carte Restaurant Operations

2

CFS216International Cuisine

2

COP202Cooperative Education/Internship

3

LA-ELECTIVE
Liberal Arts Elective

3

OPN-ELECTIVE
Open Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Requirement Notes

CFS101 is the first course in the hands-on cooking sequence and must be taken before any other cooking course.

CFS104 is the first course in the hands-on baking sequence and must be taken before any other baking course.

CPS100: May be fulfilled by challenge exam and 3 liberal arts credits.

Liberal Arts Elective: Recommend IDS156 - Cultural History of Food

COP202: Students may be eligible for COP202 exemption. Please see the COP202 Coop Ed/Internship Exemption form found on the Academic Department Web page for details. If exemption is approved, student must complete a 3-credit open elective

Program Note

Communications and Mathematics proficiencies required to graduate.

See guided pathway sheets for advising information specific to your area of focus.

Total Credit Hours: 60