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Baking and Pastry Skills Certificate

Culinary Arts

Certificate (D,S)

Is your favorite room the kitchen and your favorite appliance the stove? If you answered "yes" to both questions, then the one-year Baking and Pastry Skills Certificate offered at Delaware Tech prepares you for employment in the hospitality industry as an entry-level pastry cook. If you're already an industry professional, you'll learn additional skills to help you advance to a supervisory position. At Delaware Tech, you'll gain experience in the demonstration and skills kitchen, learning the details of culinary arts, including food preparation, baking, sanitation, and nutrition.

Courses are offered on a part-time basis, and the credits earned in this program may be applied to the Baking and Pastry Skills Studies diploma or the associate degree in the Culinary Arts programs. Industry professionals and students will also acquire the mandatory classes required by the American Culinary Federation to begin the certification process.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Introduce standard baking and pastry procedures using the appropriate tools and equipment.
  2. Explain and apply the basic principles of food sanitation and safety in the work environment.
  3. Produce a variety of baking and pastry items within realistic time constraints.
  4. Discuss the principles of nutrient needs to dessert menu planning and preparation.
  5. Evaluate styles of leadership and develop skills in human relations and personnel management.

Graduation Requirements

Program/Major Courses

CUL 112Cake Decorating

2
CUL 119Sanitation

2
CUL 261Baking

4
CUL 262Pastry

4

Program/Major Support Courses

MGT 248Culinary Supervisory Develpmnt

3
SCI 141Nutrition in the Culinary Field

2

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

CUL 119Sanitation

2
CUL 112Cake Decorating

2
CUL 261Baking

4

Semester 2

CUL 262Pastry

4
SCI 141Nutrition in the Culinary Field

2
MGT 248Culinary Supervisory Develpmnt

3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 17 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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