MCC CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

CULINARY ARTS

A.A.S. DEGREE - Career Program

Program Code: HM05

Distribution Requirements Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER: 15-16 Credit Hours
FSA 109 Culinary Arts: Fundamentals of Food Preparation I (grade of C or higher required)5
FSA 106 Food Safety and Sanitation (grade of C or higher required)1
HSP 101 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry3
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition3
MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR
MTH 160 Statistics I OR
MTH 165 College Algebra OR
Higher SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION MATHEMATICS (and Quantitative Reasoning) (SUNY-MATH) ELECTIVE
3-4
Total 15-16
SECOND SEMESTER: 15 Credit Hours
FSA 119 Culinary Arts: Fundamentals of Food Preparation II5
HSP 102 Hospitality Service4
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE (SOC 101 recommended)3
FSA 117 Basic Consumer Nutrition OR
BIO 117 Basic Consumer Nutrition
3
Total 15
THIRD SEMESTER: 16-17 Credit Hours
FSA 211 Culinary Arts: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry4
ENG 105 Introduction to Literature OR ENG 250 Professional Communication3
FSA 221 Cost Control3
SPC 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication OR
SPC 142 Public Speaking
3
Any SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION THAT SATISFIES
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION COMMUNICATION-WRITING (SUNY-COMW) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION COMMUNICATION-ORAL(SUNY-COMO) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION MATHEMATICS (and Quantitative Reasoning) (SUNY-MATH) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION HUMANITIES (SUNY-HUMN) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES (and Scientific Reasoning) ((SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION U.S. HISTORY and CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (SUNY-USCV) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION (SUNY-WHGA) WORLD HISTORY and GLOBAL AWARENESS ELECTIVE OR
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION WORLD LANGUAGES (SUNY-WLNG) ELECTIVE
3-4
Total 16-17
FOURTH SEMESTER: 18-19 Credit Hours
FSA 203 Culinary Arts II: Advanced Food Preparation5
HSP 201 Hospitality Human Resource Management3
HSP 260 Cooperative Education - Hospitality Management4
Any 100 or 200 level Program Elective (HSP, FSA)3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION NATURAL SCIENCES (and Scientific Reasoning) SUNY-NSCI ELECTIVE (CHE 110 recommended)3-4
Total18-19
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS64-67
Revised 3/29/2024

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