Baking

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Program information is available from the School of Business & Information Technology Office at (505) 224-3811 or from Academic Advisement and Career Development at (505) 224-4321. cnm.edu/depts/bit/programs

Program Description

The Baking certificate is a three-term 28-30 credit hour program. Topics include scaling, methods of mixing, processing of ingredients, ingredient functions and baking math. The retail production and merchandising of cookies, pies, pastries, quick breads, breads, sweet yeast and cakes are introduced. Students apply safety and sanitation principles and use their baking skills to formulate more difficult components to complete advanced pastries in the second half of the program. Techniques of classical and contemporary pastry arts are covered, including laminated dough, tarts, specialty cakes, genoise, sugar and chocolate decoration and international buttercreams. One of the final lab projects in the Baking program is a wedding cake. The Baking Certificate program is a required part of the Culinary Arts associate of applied science degree, which is nationally accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Education Foundation’s Accrediting Commission. ACF accreditation assures that a program is meeting at least a minimum of standards and competencies set for faculty, curriculum and student services. For more information about ACF go to acfchefs.org. Students may participate in culinary competitions with ACF, SkillsUSA and other extracurricular activities.

Special Requirements

Students entering CULN 1130  and subsequent CULN courses are required to purchase chef ’s uniforms, textbooks, and tools. Students should be able to lift 30 pounds and must present a physician’s certificate to CNM at the start of classes stating that the student is free from tuberculosis in a transmissible form. Students must be able to stand for the duration of the laboratory class.

Career and Educational Opportunities

Jobs are available in restaurants, resorts, schools, retirement homes, hospitals, cruise ships, catering companies, convention centers and bakeries.

Exit competencies (see Program Exit Competencies ) for this program of study are available at cnm.edu/exitcomp.

For the graduation policy refer to the Moving On  section, cnm.edu or the Students tab in my CNM.

Students should see an academic advisor to customize their educational plans. Students must meet prerequisites by placement scores or specific course work. Please see Course Descriptions for prerequisite(s) information.

See Prerequisite Requirement Guide  for Accuplacer score equivalencies.

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