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CULINOLOGY®

CULINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES

The corporate headquarters of several restaurant chains as well as large and small food manufacturers are located in the Southern California area. Opportunities exist for persons trained in culinary arts and food science to find interesting and rewarding careers with these companies. Orange Coast College’s Culinary and Food Sciences program is designed for students who are interested in working as assistants in the following field: food research and development, quality assurance, sensory, or flavor chemistry.
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Required Courses
Course    
Units
FALL
Culinary Principles
CA 
A120
(3)
Pantry 
CA 
A149
(2)
Careers in Dietetics/Food Sci
FN/NC 
A100
(1)
Nutrition
FN
A170
(3)
Food Production Management

FSM

A151

(2)

Sanitation & Safety

FSM

A160

(3)

Intermediate Algebra

MATH

A030

(3)

(Or)
Technical Math (3)
TECH 
A040
(3)
SPRING
Principles of Baking
CA
A124
(3)
Food Science
FN
A195
(4)
Menu Planning & Purchasing
FSM 
A250
(3)
Preparatory General Chemistry 
CHEM
A130
(4)
(Or)
   
 
Principles of Chemistry 
CHEM
A100
(3)
Internship Academy Level 2
ITRN
A393
(2-4)
 
Total
32-33
CULINOLOGY®

Associate in Science Degree Program

The Culinology® transfer option is articulated with the Culinology® track of the Food Science and Technology major at Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Human Nutrition and Food science, and the coursework has received approval from the Research Chefs’ Association. Students must meet the Associate in Science requirements and have Orange Coast College certify their General Education coursework before transferring.

Culinology®, as defined by the Research Chefs’ Association, is the blending of the culinary arts and the science of food. Students completing this certificate will have career opportunities in food manufacturing, chain restaurants, hotels, ingredient supply houses, consulting and academia, R & D, sales, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, and the media.

The Research Chefs’ Association suggests that students take additional Culinary Arts courses such as CA A255, Advanced Garde Manger and CA A265, Ala Minute Continental Cooking to enhance their culinary skills.

Culinology® students should obtain materials from the Transfer Center for complete details on transferable courses.
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM
In addition to completion of the prerequisite and required courses below, this program requires completion of the Associate in Science General Education as listed in the catalog.  Students planning to transfer to Cal Poly Pomona need to complete General Education certificate for the California State University System. 
Required Courses
Course
Units
Culinary Principles
CA
A120
(3)
Principles of Baking 
CA
A124
(3)
Pantry 
CA
A149
(2)
Garde Manger
CA
A200
(2)
Preparatory General Chemistry
 CHEM
A130
(4)
General Microbiology
BIOL 
A210
(5)
Careers in Dietetics/Food Sci
FN/NC 
A100
(1)
Nutrition
FN 
A170
(3)
Food Science
FN 
A195
(4)
Sanitation & Safety
FSM
A160
(3)
Food Production Management
FSM
A151
(2)
Menu Planning & Purchasing
FSM
A250
(3)
Internship Academy Level 2
ITRN
A393
(2-4)
Intro to Statistics
MATH 
A160
(3)
(Or)
Honors Intro to Statistics (3)
MATH
A160H
(Or)
Statistics for Behavioral Sci (3)
PSYC
A160
 
Total:
(40)
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