Apprentice DEGREE Program


DEGREE: Associate of Applied Science.
DIVISION: Business and Technology.
 

New students are accepted into this program each fall. Students are required to complete a minimum
of 4,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of an executive chef and 900 hours of related classroom instruction under the direction of culinary arts faculty. The 4,000 hours of on-the-job training
are monitored by the Bureau of Apprenticeship Training under the auspices of the Federal Department
of Labor and the State of Louisiana Apprenticeship Council.

In order to be accepted into the Culinary Apprenticeship Program, the student must meet the following criteria. He or she...

  • Must be 18 years of age; documentation required.
  • Must successfully complete the application packet, which includes the Culinary Arts Application, two reference letters and documentation of high school diploma or GED.
  • Must have been admitted to Delgado (submitted application and all college transcripts and/or ACT scores).
  • Must be ready to register in ENGL 101 or MATH 118 as determined by college transcripts or Delgado placement exams.
  • Must attend the informational interview.

Applications are accepted from September through March 30 for the Fall semester of the following year.  


  REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR*
  DEPT-No.     COURSE Name  CH 
  CULA-101     Introduction to Culinary Arts   3  
  CULA-102   Food Preparation I (Basic Skills)   2  
  CULA-103   Food Safety and Sanitation   3  
  CULA-105   Theory of Meat, Poultry and Seafood   3  
  CULA-107   Food & Beverage Purchasing   3  
  CULA-121   American Regional Cuisine   2  
  CULA-208   Food Preparation III (Soups, Stocks & Sauces)     2  
  CULA-209   Culinary Seminar   3  
  CULA-210   Food Preparation IV (Introduction to Garde Manger)     2  
  CULA-211   Bakeshop Fundamentals   2  
  CULA-213   Nutrition for the Culinary Professional   3  
  CULA-214   Supervision   3  
  CULA-215   Cost Control   3  
  CULA-217   Culinary Arts Practicum   4  
  CULA-218   Culinary Certification Preparation   2  
  CULA-226   International Foods   2  
  CULA-281   Supervised Work Experience I   2  
  CULA-282   Supervised Work Experience II   2  
  CULA-283   Supervised Work Experience III   2  
  CULA-284   Supervised Work Experience IV   2  
  CULA-285   Supervised Work Experience V   2  
  CULA-286   Supervised Work Experience VI   2  

  REQUIRED RELATED ELECTIVE
  Choose one (1) of the following:
  DEPT-No.     COURSE Name  CH 
  ACCT-111   Fundamentals of Accounting   3  
  ADOT-105   Survey of Computer Applications     3  
  BUSG-115   Starting A New Business   3  
  BUSG-224   Business Computer Applications     3  
  BUSG-252   Entrepreneurial Finance   3  

  General Education Requirements**
  DEPT-No.     COURSE Name  CH 
  ENGL-101     English Composition I   3  
  MATH-118     Algebra for College Students   3  
    Humanities Requirement   3  
    Natural Science Requirement     3  
    Social Science Requirement   3  

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 71

  * Required grade of "C" or higher.

** To facilitate transfer to certain colleges, substitute higher-level MATH course for MATH-118.
  See General Education Requirements for approved Humanities, Natural Science and Social Science courses.

  For More Information call (504) 671-6199