College Catalog
Culinary Arts - Therapeutic Cuisine (C55150C)
This certificate is designed to offer students basic culinary skills, an understanding of food safety and sanitation, nutrition, food science, and an in-depth look at specialized dietary needs through therapeutic cuisine.
Students will be provided with theoretical knowledge/practical applications that focus on allergy-friendly cooking with hands-on training in gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, soy-free, corn-free, and nut-free meal preparation. Courses include sanitation/safety, culinary fundamentals/production skills, nutrition, and therapeutic cuisine.
Graduates earn a certificate that will provide a range of skillsets that employers value in healthcare fields as well as traditional restaurant venues.
Certificate Program
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| CUL-110 | Sanitation & Safety | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| CUL-110A | Sanitation & Safety Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| CUL-140 | Culinary Skills I | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| Second Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| CUL-112 | Nutrition for Foodservice | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CUL-165 | Therapeutic Cuisine | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 14 | |||
Professor Erin Durkee, Culinary Arts Coordinator
105 Little Hall
910.246.4941
durkeeer@sandhills.edu