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Food Service Management

... A specialization in Food Service/Culinary Arts

TSTC also offers a Certificate of Completion program that a full-time, academically prepared student can complete in about one year.

Food Service/Culinary Arts offers students a superior education in all phases of the food service industry. The FSC program offers Tech Prep and articulation credit for high school students in related programs. High school graduates may receive several credit hours for approved high school credits.

Food Service Management
Certificate of Completion
Total Credits: 40

First Semester			Credits
CHEF	1205	Sanitation and Safety (TP)	2
CHEF	1401	Basic Food Preparation (TP)	4
HAMG	1321	Introduction to the Hospitality Industry (TP)	3
IFWA	1217	Food Production and Planning	2
ITSC	1309	Integrated Software Applications I	3
Semester Total 14

Second Semester			Credits
CHEF	2301	Intermediate Food Preparation (TP)	3
HAMG	2307	Hospitality Marketing and Sales	3
RSTO	1221	Menu Management	2
RSTO	1304	Dining Room Service¹	3
RSTO	1325	Purchasing for Hospitality Operations	3
Semester Total 14

Third Semester			Credits
IFWA	1318	Nutrition for the Food Service Professional (TP)	3
RSTO	1301	Beverage Management	3
RSTO	1313	Hospitality Supervision	3
HAMG	2305	Hospitality Management and Leadership	3
Semester Total 12

¹RSTO 1380, 1381, 1680, 2380, 2381, or 2680 may be substituted for RSTO 1304


Capstone course: A required learning experience which results in a consolidation and synthesis of a student's educational experience. The capstone experience certifies mastery of entry-level work place competencies.

Courses are subject to change. Contact the department chair for an update.

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