Culinary Arts 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.ARTS.SPEC

This level-one certificate is designed to build upon the skills learned in the Culinary Arts Foundations Certificate. Students will learn advanced food service management theory including food and labor cost controls. Lab classes include front of house service management and execution as well as advanced culinary techniques and quantity cooking through the execution of the El Centro Culinary, Pastry, Hospitality program student-operated restaurant. 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 Culinary Arts.

All Culinary | Pastry | Hospitality Courses 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: 18 Credit Hours

Semester 2

Semester Total: 9 Credit Hours

Semester 3

Semester Total: 10 Credit Hours

Minimum Hours Required: 37 Credit Hours

Note(s)

+Courses 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.

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

*RSTO 1380 Cooperative Education-Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager is the capstone course for this award.

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.