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Culinary Arts AAS

The A.A.S. in Culinary Arts consists of a 7-quarter program that combines rigorous culinary training, an introduction to basic business skills, and general education topics. This program focuses intensely on developing the culinary skills needed to excel in a career in the culinary arts. The program begins with learning the most basic skills and finishes with an experience in the fine-dining restaurant. This program develops the skill and knowledge level expected of our graduates through demanding coursework and significant hands-on kitchen experience. In this program, basic business skills are taught both in the classroom and in lab environments. This program prepares students to confidently enter any caliber of restaurant and to eventually achieve significant positions of responsibility in the professional kitchen.

Kendall College at NLU also offers the Accelerated A.A.S. in Culinary Arts degree. The program consists of a 5-quarter that mirrors the 7-quarter program content. Because accelerated students must already have a bachelor's degree to qualify, it is possible to waive most or all of the General Education requirements, allowing the accelerated program to be compressed from 7 to 5 quarters. For more information about this program, visit https://www.kendall.edu/learn/culinary-arts/degrees/aas-accelerated/. 

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 - 36 QH

CUL 102American Cuisine Project: a Global Chef's Perspective

2
CUL 111Introduction to Professional Cookery

2
CUL 112Stocks, Sauces, and Soups

2
CUL 118Methods Of Cooking

2
CUL 125Quantity Food Production

4
CUL 127Breakfast Production

2
CUL 139Advanced Skills

2
CUL 145Baking and Pastry

4
CUL 244Garde Manger

2
CUL 246Fish and Sauce

2
CUL 248Meat and Sauce

2
CUL 249Fine Dining

4
CUL 255Catering

2
or
CUL 281Banquets

2
and
CUL 280Sustainability

2
CUL 292Modern Cuisine: Science of Cooking

2

Health and Sanitation Requirement - 5 QH

CUL 110Sanitation

1
SCIK 123Human Nutrition

4

Business, Financial, and People Management Requirement - 10 QH

CUL 109Storeroom Operations and Purchasing

2
CUL 122Cost Control

4
CUL 136Menus

2
CUL 232FoodService Management

2

Customer Service Requirement - 4 QH

CUL 142Fine Dining Service

2
CUL 296Quick Serve Restaurant

2

Professional Development Requirement - 1 QH

CUL 126Professional Development

1

Internship Requirement - 8 QH

Required Courses

CUL 206Internship Practicum

6
CUL 207Internship 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/culinary-arts/degrees/aas-culinary-arts/.