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2026-2027 Catalog

Culinary Arts Certificate

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The Culinary Arts Certificate prepares students for careers as culinary professionals in various hospitality businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and bakeshops. The program includes core courses that develop food preparation, cooking, and baking skills and provide instruction in cost control, sanitation, and nutrition.

All courses in the Culinary Arts certificate program will articulate into the Associate of Applied Science degree program in Culinary Arts.

Chef with Student

General Education Requirements

Note: All courses must be from the Approved Courses for General Education courses for each category listed in the General Education section of this catalog.

Requirements

Fall

CULA 1000 - Career Development for the Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
CULA 1200 - Sanitation and Food Safety Credits: 2
CULA 1305 - Nutrition for Culinary Arts Credits: 3
CULA 1310 - Fundamentals of Baking Credits: 3
CULA 1320 - Culinary I Credits: 3

Spring

BUSN 1305 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
CULA 1009 - Culinary Math Skills Credits: 1
CULA 1240 - Dining Room Service Credits: 2
CULA 1325 - Culinary II (Fabrication) Credits: 3
CULA 1330 - Garde Manger Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 26

Gainful Employment Disclosure

As required by the U.S. Department of Education
https://apps.northeaststate.edu/gainfulemployment/indexbu.php

For Further Information

Chef Joshua Murray
Program Director/Instructor, Culinary Arts
Telephone: 423.354.5194
jrmurray@NortheastState.edu

or

Chef Andrew Stafford
Instructor, Culinary Arts
Telephone: 423.354.5194
adstafford@NortheastState.edu

or

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