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  • Ѹ Bachelor’s Degree Completion Program

  • Make the Most of the Credits You’ve Already Earned

    You’ve realized that a career in the food world is what you really want. So dust off those college credits and apply them towards a Ѹ Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Arts or Baking and Pastry Arts, offered at our New York campus. In our bachelor’s degree completion programs, you’ll get immersive, hands-on instruction from our industry-experienced faculty that will prepare you to confidently launch your career in the exciting world of food and hospitality.

    Highlights:

    • Pursue your dream of a food career—quickly—by applying your eligible college transfer credits (a minimum of 30) towards a bachelor’s degree from Ѹ.
    • Learn and build mastery of the foundational techniques of culinary arts or baking and pastry arts.
    • Gain real-world experience through a paid internship semester at one of Ѹ’s 2,000+ food industry partners. (Already have experience? Check out our Turbo Option.)
    • Customize your degree with a food- or beverage-focused concentration or approved culinary or baking and pastry electives.
    • Discover how a real public restaurant or café is operated—hands-on, in our award-winning, that serve thousands of customers annually.
    • Network with top food industry employers who recruit at Ѹ throughout the year.

    Ready to get started? Apply Today!

    Plate Expectations

    Complete your bachelor's degree, then explore the opportunities at restaurants, cafés, bakeries, hotels, casinos, and other dining establishments. Career options include:

    • Purchasing manager
    • Private chef
    • Café owner
    • Catering manager
    • Chocolatier
    • Food entrepreneur
    • Research and development chef
    • University or corporate dining chef
    • Food media
    • Public health and wellness

    Curriculum

    This program is designed for students who wish to complete their bachelor’s degree. Therefore, you must have at least 30 eligible credits to matriculate into this program.

    The 123-credit Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Arts program includes:

    • 48 culinary arts requirements credits
    • 30 liberal arts credits
    • 3 advanced concepts requirements credits and 12 approved culinary electives credits OR a 15-credit concentration
    • 30 elective credits

    The 123-credit Bachelor of Professional Studies in Baking and Pastry Arts program includes:

    • 48 baking and pastry arts requirements credits
    • 30 liberal arts credits
    • 3 advanced concepts requirements credits and 12 approved baking and pastry electives credits OR a 15-credit concentration
    • 30 elective credits

    In this degree completion program, you will take carefully selected courses that build experiential, hands-on culinary or baking and pastry skills, as well as beverage and service skills, in Ѹ’s legendary kitchens, bakeshops, tasting theaters, cafés, and restaurants.

    The curriculum also features a semester-long internship experience (which, if you already have significant food industry experience, you may be eligible to waive). You’ll also have the opportunity to focus on an area of the food world that interests you most, during a specialized study concentration that includes immersive experiences in California, Japan, Singapore, Spain, or Texas.

    Requirements for Admission

    • High school diploma or GED credential.
    • This program is designed for students who wish to complete their bachelor’s degree. Candidates must have at least 30 eligible transfer credits earned at another college to matriculate into this program.
    • This program is offered for in-person, full-time study at Ѹ’s New York campus.

    How to Apply

    Culinary School Costs

    Ѹ is very committed to making your Ѹ education as affordable as possible. Our costs are comparable to similar colleges, and here’s even better news—more than 90% of our students receive some form of financial aid.

    Don’t let applying for financial assistance keep you from going to the world’s premier culinary college. No matter what your individual circumstances are, we will work with you to help make attending Ѹ an affordable investment in your future in the world of food.

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  • School of Baking and Pastry Arts Gonfalon

    School of Baking and Pastry Arts

    The School of Baking and Pastry Arts advances baking and pastry skills in state-of-the-art bakeshops, classrooms, and restaurants on campus. Through the college’s vital industry partnerships and gift-in-kind program, students work in spectacular facilities such as the public-facing Apple Pie Bakery Café and have access to premium products like Ghirardelli chocolates. They also explore contemporary methods and concepts, such as baking for vegan, gluten-free, no-sugar, and dairy-free diets. The faculty’s expertise and extensive industry experience bring vibrant creativity and inspiration to learning. Learn more about our faculty >
    School of Culinary Arts Gonfalon

    School of Culinary Arts

    The School of Culinary Arts offers hands-on learning from the world’s premier culinary college in world-class kitchens and restaurants on campus. Ѹ’s unparalleled global network gives students a treasure trove of premium ingredients and products at their fingertips. They learn from a faculty whose collective industry experience and credentials are unmatched in culinary education. Our instructors wrote the text—The Professional Chef—used by many leading education institutions today. The college’s landmark Menus of Change research continues to advance the curriculum. Learn more about our faculty >
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  • Contact Us

    Lindsey Delvecchio, Admissions CounselorLindsey Delvecchio
    Admissions Counselor
    Lindsey.Delvecchio@culinary.edu
    845-451-1591

    Specializes in assisting degree completion students

  • Did You Know?


    Our New York campus was named one of “The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America” by Condé Nast Traveler.