2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Jul 13, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog and Student Handbook

Food and Beverage Management, CA


CODE: FAB-CT     |     TOTAL CREDITS: 30     |     FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

This certificate is not intended for transfer to NSU, UNLV, or UNR.  Some of the courses may be eligible for transfer depending on the policies of the institution you are transferring to.  Students who wish to transfer should consult with their assigned advising unit.


GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.

DESCRIPTION
This Food and Beverage program prepares students to begin a career or further their career in the food service industry. The program, consisting of food and beverage management courses and culinary courses, is designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful in their food service careers.

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS
  • Computation: MATH 104B or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)
  • Human Relations: HMD 101

NEED HELP WITH THIS DEGREE OR SELECTING A COURSE?
  • For advising assistance, log into MyCSN, and access your advising unit’s information from the advising notice in the communication center.
  • If you are on academic warning, probation or suspension, or financial aid warning or suspension, please see an Academic Counselor by visiting Counseling and Retention Services.

 

Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Use the management skills required to supervise a shift in a food service operation.
  2. Use management strategies to successfully solve a variety of problems that food service supervisors encounter.
  3. Critique management approaches to a variety of ethical decisions that food service supervisors encounter.
  4. Create a professionalism policy for food service supervisors.

General Education Requirements


TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 6


 

Mathematics (3 Credits)


NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.

STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: Students wishing to move on to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Culinary Arts or Food Service Operations MUST complete MATH 120 or MATH 120E or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123).

Major Requirements


TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 24


Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in a Certificate of Achievement program will not count toward graduation requirements.