Bakery/Pastry Specialist Certificate

Location(s): Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, Richland

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(Level I Certificate)

Offered on all campuses

Students pursuing this certificate are waived from the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards, but must meet course prerequisites.
Complete at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by Dallas College.

Degree Plan Code: C1.CUL.BAK/PST.SP

This level-one certificate is designed to build upon the skills learned in the Culinary Arts Foundations Certificate. Students will learn basic and advanced baking/pastry skills as well as advanced bread making techniques and quantity baking practice through the execution of the El Centro Culinary, Pastry, Hospitality program studentoperated restaurant. Students are required to complete an External Learning Experience through a bakery/pastry practicum and co-op in which the student must obtain employment in a bakery/pastry kitchen and work at least 21 hours per week during that semester. This level-one certificate is waived from TSI requirements as long as the student completes the TSI waiver form prior to enrollment. This certificate is a building block towards the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Bakery/Pastry.

All CHEF and PSTR courses must be completed with a “C” or better.

All students enrolled in advanced cooking and pastry classes must have successfully completed CHEF 1305 with a “C” or better and a minimum of a food handler’s certificate preferred ServSafe Food Manager Certificate or the Texas Food Guard Certification.

Semester 1

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Semester 2

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Semester 3

Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours

Minimum Hours Required: 40 Credit Hours

Note(s)

¹Courses in Semester I are taught in 8 and 16-week semesters. Students enrolled in a 16-week semester cannot take CHEF 1301 and CHEF 2331 in the same semester.

²PSTR 1301 and CHEF 1301 - Students must possess Texas State recognized Food Handler Certification by the 4 class day.

³PSTR 1206 and PSTR 2207 - Students must enroll in and complete PSTR 1206 before enrolling in PSTR 2207 .

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.