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Professional Culinary Arts Skills Certificate


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Schoolcraft program code #CRT.0P398/#CRT.00398

The Professional Culinary Arts Skills Certificate is designed to develop the basic skill sets necessary to become successful in the dynamic field of the restaurant industry. Emphasis will be placed on foundational cooking principles, nutritional recipe composition, baking, and pastry concepts, purchasing cost control, and butchery fabrication. Practical experience will be obtained by operating the American Harvest Restaurant and Main Street Cafe venues. Students in this program are prepared to immediately enter the workforce.

This program contains some courses restricted to students officially admitted to this program. Additionally, CUL 102 , Culinary Sanitation, or proof of current ServSafe certification as well as CUL 103 , Introduction to Professional Cooking Skills and Techniques are pre-program requirements. Students with an approved high school articulation agreement can waive the CUL 103  requirement.

Students who satisfactorily complete the program requirements qualify for a certificate of program completion. Upon completion of the certificate program, students may select the certificate or associate degree as their second-year option. All the requirements of the certificate or associate degree must be fulfilled, including all of the college requirements.

This program requires students to complete a specific list of requirements before being officially admitted into the program.  Students are listed in a pre-program code while the application requirements are being met.  The full program start date and implementation of the program code may be dependent on space availability.  Requirements are listed online at https://www.schoolcraft.edu/admissions/apply-to-sc/students-with-selective-admissions/ or the Professional Culinary Arts Program Application Information  catalog page. Contact the Admissions and Welcome Center at 734-462-4426 or admissions@schoolcraft.edu to complete an application.

Not all courses are offered each semester.  Students should work with an academic advisor to develop a schedule that will work for them. Students planning to transfer should check the transfer institution’s requirements/guides or discuss their options with an academic advisor. 

Sample Schedule of Courses


Program Total: 21 Credits


* If a student provides documentation of current ServSafe certification, CUL 102  is not required. This course is also open to any Schoolcraft student.

** Students with an approved high school articulation agreement can waive the CUL 103  requirement.

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