Baking and Pastry AAS

The A.A.S. in Baking and Pastry consists of a 6-quarter program that combines rigorous training in baking and pastry with an introduction to basic business skills and general education topics. This program focuses intensely on developing baking and pastry skills through significant hands-on kitchen experience in NLU’s modern baking and pastry lab kitchens. Students learn the basic business skills needed for the baking and pastry profession. This program prepares students to enter the baking and pastry profession with the confidence attained from completing a challenging program. With this degree, graduates will have the skills and knowledge necessary to attain significant positions of responsibility in the world of baking and pastry.

Program Details:
  • Requires 92 QH, including 24 QH of General Education, for completion
  • Requires 8 QH of Internship

General Education - 24 QH


Students take the six- course (24 quarter hours) General Education Core as outlined in the General Education Program section.

Major Requirements - 56 QH

Culinary Arts Requirement - 42 QH

BPA 100Intro To Baking

4

BPA 103Pastry Theory

2

BPA 111Culinary Basics

4

BPA 130Introduction to Plated Desserts and Production Techniques

2

BPA 131Basic Cake Decorating

2

BPA 144Intro To Pastry

4

BPA 170Advanced Baking & Pastry

4

BPA 180Breakfast Pastry

2

BPA 203Sugar Showpieces

2

BPA 210Hotel/Restaurant Dessert Production

4

BPA 215Chocolates and Confections

2

BPA 216Wedding Cakes and Gum Paste

2

BPA 241Artisan Breads

2

BPA 262Bread and Confectionery Production

4

BPA 266Special Needs Baking

2

Health and Sanitation Requirement - 5 QH

CUL 110Sanitation

1

SCIK 123Human Nutrition

4

Business, Financial, and People Management Requirement - 6 QH

CUL 122Cost Control

4

CUL 232FoodService Management

2

Customer Service Requirement - 2 QH

BPA 281Banquet Service

2

Professional Development Requirement - 1 QH

CUL 126Professional Development

1

Internship Requirement - 8 QH

Required Courses

BPA 211Internship Practicum

6

BPA 212Internship Theory

2

Electives - 4 QH

Students may take the 4-credit hour electives in either Culinary, Baking and Pastry, Hospitality, or Business programs. All prerequisites will apply, and some courses may not be offered each quarter.

For more information about this program, visit https://www.kendall.edu/learn/baking-and-pastry-program/degrees/