Culinary Arts, AAS

Campus: Muscatine and Scott Community Colleges

Since 1991, the program and Scott Community College have operated in the Quad Cities. Apprentices work at one of the 65 approved apprenticeship sites under the supervision of the executive chef to complete a total of 6,000 hours on the job. The apprentice takes general education requirement classes and classes in Culinary Arts at Scott Community College and other selected class sites. A non-apprenticeship AAS degree is also offered by the program.

Plan of Study

Term 1

CSC 107 - Computer Literacy 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 100 - Sanitation and Safety 2.00 Credit(s)
HCM 116 - Fundamentals Of Baking 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 154 - Basic Food Preparation 2.00 Credit(s)
HCM 180 - Food Fundamentals 2.00 Credit(s)
HCM 265 - Mathematics for Hospitality 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 932 - Internship 1.00 - 3.00 Credit(s) (1.00 Credit for this term)

Term Total: 16.00 Credits

Term 2

HCM 156 - Intermediate Food Prep 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 182 - Intermediate Baking 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 212 - Industry Management 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 233 - Menu Planning and Nutrition 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 589 - Introduction to Restaurant Management 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 932 - Internship 1.00 - 3.00 Credit(s) (1.00 Credit for this term)

Term Total: 16.00 Credits

Term 3-Summer

HCM 255 - Purchasing 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 3.00 Credits

Term 4

HCM 199 - Batch Cooking 2.00 Credit(s)
HCM 280 - Food Cost Accounting 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 932 - Internship 1.00 - 3.00 Credit(s) (2.00 Credits for this term)
HCM 958 - Hospitality Lab II 2.00 Credit(s)
HUM 105 - Working in America 3.00 Credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3.00 Credit(s) OR
SPC 170 - Professional Communication 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 15.00 Credits

Term 5

HCM 160 - Advanced Food Preparation 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 241 - Menu Planning and Sales Promotion 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 301 - Beverage Control 3.00 Credit(s)
HCM 932 - Internship 1.00 - 3.00 Credit(s) (2.00 Credits for this term)
PSY 213 - Industrial & Organizational Psychology 3.00 Credit(s) OR
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3.00 Credit(s) OR
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3.00 Credit(s)

Culinary Arts, AAS

Plan of Study

Term 1

Term Total: 16.00 Credits

Term 2

Term Total: 16.00 Credits

Term 3-Summer

Term Total: 3.00 Credits

Term 4

Term Total: 15.00 Credits

Term 5

Term Total: 15.00 Credits

Term 6-Summer

Term Total: 3.00 Credits

AAS Total: 65.00 Credits