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Sports Performance Nutrition Certificate

Nutrition plays a key role in achieving top athletic performance. College and professional sports teams hire special chefs as part of their training staff. However, there's a problem: no training exists for these sports chefs. That's where the Great Lakes Culinary Institute comes in.

The new Sports Performance Nutrition Certificate combines:

  • Existing cooking classes

  • Nutrition and biology classes

  • A new Sports Nutrition course

  • Internship with a sports team nutritionist

Earn this certificate and you’ll become uniquely qualified to work as a sports chef, working with pro teams.

The certificate is stackable with the and the .

This new certificate program will start with the Fall 2024 semester.


Culinary Major Requirements

Course

Title

Credits

Occupational Specialty Requirements

Culinary Concepts and Career Management

2

Safety and Sanitation

2

Professional Cookery

5

Introduction to Baking & Pastry

3

Culinary Internship (with a sports team)

2

Food and Beverage Operations

3

Nutrition for Culinary Arts

2

Menu Planning and Purchasing

3

World Cuisine

5

Farm To Table

3

Sports Nutrition

2

Human Biology

4

L

Human Biology Lab

0

Program Total Credits

36



Sports Performance Nutrition - Certificate Level 2

Session

Course and Title

Credit / Contacts

1st year - Fall

Full session wks 1-16

– Professional Cookery

– Culinary Concepts and Career Management

5/10

2/2

Session A wks 1-8

– Safety and Sanitation

2/2

Session B wks 9-16

– Introduction to Baking & Pastry

3/6

Semester Total

12/18

1st year - Spring

Full session wks 1-16

– Human Biology

L Human Biology Lab

– World Cuisine

4/5

0/0

5/10

Session A wks 1-8

– Nutrition for Culinary Arts

2/2

Session B wks 9-16

– Food and Beverage Operations

3/3

Semester Total

14/20

2nd year - Fall

Full session wks 1-16

– Menu Planning and Purchasing

3/3

Session A wks 1-8

– Farm to Table

3/6

Session B wks 9-16

– Sports Nutrition

2/2

Semester Total

8/11

2nd Year, no specific semester

Full session

– Culinary Internship (with a sports team)

2/2

Semester Total

2/2

Program Total Credits

36/51

Note: Admission to the Culinary Arts Certificate program requires placement into / , / , / or higher OR completion of with a 2.0 and requires placement into / or higher or completion of ENG)99 Intro to College Writing/ Critical Reading Strategies with a 2.0 or higher.


Tuition and Fees

Tier II Tuition - Courses in Culinary program (CUL)

Residency Status

Tuition Rate

In-District ( Grand Traverse County residents) Tuition

$174.00 per contact hour

In-State ( other Michigan counties) Tuition

$344.00 per contact hour

Out-of-state Tuition

$458.00 per contact hour

International Tuition

$519.00 per contact hour

General Fee for all residencies for Culinary courses (CUL)

$24.00 per contact hour

Cost of Attendance

Culinary Arts Programs Annual (Fall/Spring) Cost

Costs

In-District

In-State

Out-of-State

Interna­tional

Tuition and Fees

$8,564

$15,704

$20,492

$23,054

Books, Course Materials, Supplies and Equipment

$650

$650

$650

$650

Living Expenses: On-Campus Housing and Food

$10,600

$10,600

$10,600

$10,600

Transportation

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

$3,000

Miscellaneous Personal Expenses

$500

$500

$500

$500

Federal Student Loan Fees

$120

$120

$120

$120

$21,434

$29,574

$35,362

$37,924

Note: For more information on how COA component estimates are calculated, see the bottom of the Tuition and Fees page.

Enrolled students can find their own calculated Cost of Attendance in 17³Ô¹Ï Self-Service under Financial Aid. Others can use the Net Price Calculator to estimate the total annual cost of attending 17³Ô¹Ï based on their program and enrollment plans, along with financial aid eligibility.