Culinary Arts and Management (CAAS1)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: Fort Omaha Campus

This degree offers three options that prepare students for a variety of careers in food service: (1) Culinary Arts, (2) Baking and Pastry, and (3) Culinology Transfer.

Graduation Requirements

General education

27.0

Major requirements

38.0

Option requirements

35.0-39.5

Total credit hours required

100.0-104.5

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

	English level I	4.5
	English level II	4.5

See Communications course options

ENGL 1220 CA Technical Writing and ENGL 1240 CA Oral and Written Reports are recommended, as they are specific to culinary students.

Transfer students should select ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020.

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

See Humanities/social sciences course options

Culinology transfer students should select ECON 1000 or ECON 1100 for social sciences requirement.

Quantitative/numeracy skills

MATH 1242

Applied Math for the Hospitality Industry

4.5

Students planning to transfer should also take MATH 1420 and have that class count toward electives under any of the option requirements.

Other

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5

Major requirements for Culinary Arts and Management (38.0 credit hrs.)

CHRM 1000	CHRM Orientation	2.0
CHRM 1020	SanitationONLINE	2.0
CHRM 1030	Culinary Foundations 1: Skills	4.0
CHRM 1120	Soup and Sauce Basics	4.0
CHRM 1210	Baking Basics	4.0
CHRM 1550	Customer Service	1.0
CHRM 2350	Nutrition	4.5
CHRM 2460	Cost Management	4.5
CHRM 2470	Hospitality SupervisionONLINE	4.5
CHRM 2480	Purchasing	4.5
CHRM 2930	Study Abroad	3.0
	OR
CHRM 2981	Internship	3.0

Critical advising note: Students entering the culinary arts programs who have been assessed at college-level in all areas and/or completed any recommended developmental courses should register for CHRM 1000, CHRM 1020, CHRM 1030, and MATH 1242 in their first quarter of study. Approved uniforms, supplies, and text are required by the first day of CHRM 1030.

Option requirements for Culinary Arts and Management (35.0-39.5 credit hrs.)

The Culinary Arts and Management options are available in the areas listed below. See the following pages for specific additional courses required to satisfy each option.

After completion of the Culinology degree option at MCC, the Research Chefs Association strongly recommends that students seeking to become research chefs achieve a four-year degree.

For the most current transfer listings, visit www.mccneb.edu/articulation.

General education	27.0
Major requirements	38.0
Option requirements	35.0-39.5
Total credit hours required	100.0-104.5