Culinary Arts - Prep Cook, Certificate

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Degree & Certificate Requirements

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Suggested sequence*:

Credit Hours Required: 10

Semester 1

CULH 1050 - Culinary Techniques Credit Hours: 4.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade B is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)
CULH 1155 - Sanitation Credit Hours: 2.00 (Exploratory Course ) (Critical Course minimum grade B is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)

Semester 2

CULH 1310 - Culinary Skills Development Credit Hours: 4.00 (Critical Course minimum grade B is recommended for future success but is not required to receive credit)

*Course sequence may be modified to meet your needs

Culinary Arts - Additional Program Information

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Applied Science	Culinary Arts	62	Designed for entry into the field of Culinary Arts.
Certificate	Culinary Management	29	Designed for entry‑level positions or furthering one’s career.
Certificate	Prep Cook	10	Designed for entry‑level positions or furthering one’s career.

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Scott O’Farrell	586.226.4741	ofarrells@macomb.edu	Center Campus
Professor	Heather Pusta	586.286.2088	pustah53@macomb.edu	Center Campus
Professor	Ramon Hollingsworth	586.226.4776	hollingsworthr@macomb.edu	Center Campus

Program Description:

The Culinary Arts program prepares students for technical and managerial careers in restaurant, catered, and institutional food service. Students learn quantity cooking in well‑equipped commercial kitchens, with related work in nutrition, food selection, storage, and merchandising.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1. Perform the industry standards for management and sanitation according to the National Restaurant Association and the American Culinary Federation.

2. Explain the purchasing and receiving process for perishable and non-perishable foods.

3. Prepare high quality saleable food products according to recipes.

4. Perform cash flow operations for restaurants.

5. Mix, prepare, bake and present properly made commercial bakery products.

6. Perform the various types of table service and functions for service operations.

7. Identify beverage systems in food service operations.

8. Create menus for successful marketing strategies in restaurant operation.

9. Identify nutritionally prepared meals and the human body’s relationship to them.

10. Perform artistic techniques in food presentation.

Accreditation:

National Restaurant Association: The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has developed a series of in‑service training courses. Those courses have been incorporated in Macomb’s academic courses within the Culinary Arts program. These include CULH‑1155, HTMT-1900, CULH‑1400, CULH‑1420, and CULH‑2015.

ACF Certified Culinarian: The Associate of Applied Science degree in Culinary Arts and the Certificate in Culinary Arts-Culinary Management are accredited by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC), 180 Center Place Way, St. Augustine, FL 32095, 800.624.9458. Upon graduation, you may receive ACF Certified Culinarian status-national recognition of your accomplishments here at Macomb.

Career Opportunities:

Culinary Arts

Transfer Pathways:

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Macomb Community College is a great place to start if your goal is to earn a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree. Whether you are already considering a specific transfer destination/program or have not yet decided on a major, Macomb’s Office of Articulation and Transfer provides you with and helps you explore a variety of transfer options.

Transfer Opportunities