Culinary Arts Certificate

👨‍🍳 Cook Up Your Career: Culinary Arts Certificate at MSU Denver 🔥

Ready to turn your kitchen passion into a profession? The Culinary Arts Certificate at MSU Denver gives you the skills, confidence, and credentials to thrive in any food service setting—from restaurants and catering to healthcare and school nutrition.🍴

What You’ll Learn:

• 🧂 Food Production & Culinary Techniques – Master the essentials of cooking and presentation.
• 🧠 Advanced Kitchen Knowledge – Elevate your skills for professional growth.
• 🏥 Diverse Career Prep – Get ready for work in restaurants, healthcare, and education.
• 📚 18 Credit Hours of Hands-On Learning – Real courses. Real experience. Real results.
• 💼 Gain a career-ready edge in a fast-paced, flavor-filled industry.

From the classroom to the kitchen, this program serves up success—one skill at a time. 🍳 Students must be accepted to the University and take courses for credit. The cost of the program is the same as undergraduate tuition for degree-seeking students. Students with similar courses in their prior experience may request that courses be transferred to meet part of the certificate requirements.

Required Courses (6 credits):

Elective Course (12 credits):

BVG 3220 – Beer and Food – Credits: 3
BVG 4633 – Wine and Food – Credits: 3
NUT 3110+ RST 3110 – Food Science + Lab – Credits: 3+1
RST 2200 – Foodservice Management Fundamentals – Credits: 4
RST 2550 – Food Preparation and Science – Credits: 3
RST 3350 – International Cooking: Variable Topics – Credits: 1-3
RST 3530 – Healthy International Cooking – Credits: 3
RST 3540 – Baking & Pastry – Credits: 3
RST 3875 – Food Preservation Techniques – Credits: 3
RST 3920 – Plant-Based Cooking – Credits: 3
RST 3950 – Healthy Lifestyle Cooking: Variable Topics – Credits: 1-3
UA 2735 – Urban Vegetable Farming – Credits: 3
UA 3905 – Farm to Table Sustainability – Credits: 3

Total Credits: 18

A grade of “C” or better is required for each course in this program to count toward the awarded certificate.