Culinary Arts Diploma

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The culinary arts program will also provide an introduction to hospitality and restaurant management with applicable hands-on experience throughout the program. These combined learning experiences will provide program graduates with the necessary skill sets to successfully enter the food industry. The students will complete an on-the-job training practicum in an industry field of their choice to complete their well-rounded culinary program. This will provide the student with a real-life experience and introduction, not only in culinary arts, but also food service management.

Enrollment Date: Fall Semester
Minimum Required Credits: 34
Campus: Fort Dodge
Department: Business
CIP#: 12.05000200

Program of Study

First Semester

HCM 108 - Food Safety and Sanitation 3 credits
HCM 292 - Food Preparation 3 credits
HCM 298 - Knife Skills 2 credits
HCM 148 - Food Fundamentals 3 credits
HCM 294 - Food Preparation 2 3 credits
HCM 513 - Hospitality Professionalism 1 credits

Total Hours: 15

Second Semester

HCM 305 - Meat and Fish Fabrication 2 credits
HCM 228 - Culinary Nutrition and Food Science 3 credits
HCM 285 - Advanced Food Prep 4 credits
HCM 263 - International Cuisine 3 credits
HCM 266 - Culinary Math 3 credits ^1,4
HCM 519 - Hospitality Professionalism II 1 credits

Total Hours: 16

Summer Session

HCM 511 - Food Technology Internship 3 credits

Diploma Total Hours: 34

Footnotes for Degree Requirements:

¹ Required general education course.

² Required elective course.

³Institutional requirement.

⁴ May be substituted with a course from the same category on the General Education Course List .

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