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Please follow these steps to prepare for entering the Culinary or Pastry Arts and Hospitality programs at Reynolds.

1.  Read this page in its entirety and follow the guidelines that apply to you (in reference to what type of student you are deemed, based on the chart below).

2.  Open and Read the Advising Checklist and the Permission Numbers document.

3.  Answer the 8 questions at the bottom of this page.

4.  Prepare a list of any additional questions you may have.

5.  Click on the flow chart and register for an appropriate advising session and attend the day you register for.  (Remember to know if you are considered a NEW or RETURNING Student based on HRI program specifications)

SPECIAL NOTE:  please ensure you have applied to J. Sargeant Reynolds, received your welcome packet, taken placement tests or submitted ACT/SAT scores, and declared your major in HRI before advising registration.

Group Advising Sessions for Students seeking Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts or Hospitality Management Degrees or Career Studies Certificates

GROUP ADVISING SESSIONS are used to advise you on a pathway to success throughout your time at Reynolds and provide you the information you need to be prepared for registration and program requirements. 

The above programs are all built around HRI prefix courses and require ongoing advising by your faculty advisor.  By meeting with your faculty advisor, you will receive permission numbers, which will then enable you to register for HRI courses. 

Attending a group advising session will enable you to obtain the necessary information to enroll into the respective program.  If you are unable to attend one of the group advising sessions, one on one sessions can be scheduled with your respective advisor (please review the advisor layout listed below).  One on One sessions will commence AFTER the last Group Advising Session scheduled has been conducted and students are subject to class and schedule availability.

Students are divided into two distinct groups for advising:  NEW Students and RETURNING Students.  See each for the definition to ensure you register for the correct Group Advising Session.

      NEW STUDENTS include:  not completed any labs at Reynolds

             - First Time Students

             - Change of Major Students

             - Students with a Previous College Degree

             - Transfer Students

             - ADVISOR:  Chef Jesse Miller

You will remain a NEW student until you complete your first set of lab classes within the HRI program at Reynolds.

NEW Students must register and attend a group advising session in order to enroll for the upcoming semester; register for a NEW student session.  Your advising session must occur before officially enrolling into the respective program and in order to obtain permission numbers.

If you are a NEW student and do not attend one of the advising sessions, you will begin in general education electives.  Permission numbers will not be issued until the first registration meeting for each student class (NEW vs. RETURNING) has commenced. 

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      RETURNING STUDENTS include:  must have completed first semester labs

             - Current Students

             - Returning students

             - ADVISOR:  Chef Eric Breckoff

Returning students must register and attend a group advising session specifically for returning students.  To be considered a returning student you must have completed at least one set of Culinary Labs. To register for this session click the following link: Returning Students Advising.  If you do NOT meet this criteria, you are considered a New/Transfer students.

As a RETURNING Student, you may email your advisor (Chef Breckoff) for permission numbers if you know the courses that you must take to continue on your specific curricular path, please include your Empl ID number, and classes you wish to enroll in the email.  PLEASE NOTE, emailed requests will not be issued until AFTER the first Group Advising Session for Returning Students has been conducted. 

If you choose this option, your specific curricular path to graduation will not have been reviewed to ensure timely graduation. 

Course selection will be available to those students who attend the advising session first. All email requests will be addressed after the first Returning Group Advising Session has commenced.  In the instance that the course section you wish to enroll is enrolled to capacity, your advisor will provide permission numbers to the course that is still available for enrollment.  If your course selections are fully closed you will be emailed by your advisor.

Our program does not employ a wait list. 

What to Bring to the Advising Session

First time students:  placement test scores, your empl ID (student ID), student email address & log in information.

Change of major students:  information for change of program form to be completed, your empl ID (student ID), student email address and log in information

Students with a previous college degree:  Unofficial Transcript (for classes you hope to use as Transfer credit), your empl ID (student ID), student email address and log in information

Transfer Students:  Unofficial Transcript (for classes you hope to use as Transfer credit), your empl ID (student ID), student email address and log in information

Returning student to HRI programs:  your empl ID (student ID), student email address and log in information, and must have printed your most current unofficial transcripts (you can do this through PeopleSoft SIS)

Advisor and Contact

The following paragraph lists your advisor based on your status within the HRI curricular programs. Your initial advisor will change once you matriculate into your second semester of HRI program specific courses.

Culinary Arts - New & First Semester Students

Chef Jesse Miller - jmiller@reynolds.edu

Pastry Arts - New, First Semester, & Returning Students

Chef Jesse Miller - jmiller@reynolds.edu

Culinary Arts - Returning & Current Students

Chef Eric Breckoff - ebreckoff@reynolds.edu

Hospitality Programs - New, Returning, & Current Students

Chef Eric Breckoff - ebreckoff@reynolds.edu

*Please Note:  When you complete you first semester labs your advisor will change from Chef Miller to Chef Breckoff

 Attending a Group Advising

You will need reserve a seat at an advising session to ensure timely registration for the upcoming semester.  The newest sessions will be listed on the registration site 45 days prior to the session commencing.

Please click anywhere on the below flow chart to access the registration page for Group Advising

Please note that after the last group advising session, Advisors will see students one on one to to advise.  By this point, students will most likely be enrolled into General Education Electives required for the program and HRI 158 Safety and Sanitation only, due to uniforms not being able to be ordered and received by the first day of lab classes.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR ADVISING SESSION

Download this ADVISING CHECKLIST file and read each section.  Create a list of any questions that the file does not answer. Bring your list of questions to the advising session.

Download the ENROLLING WITH PERMISSION NUMBERS form here to review the process to register using permission numbers.  Permission numbers are used to control course enrollment to prevent exceeding class capacities for laboratories, as well as academic courses. 

Lastly, please note that the only way to secure classes each semester is via timely enrollment and payment.  If you are Backed-Out, you will lose your seat, be susceptible to not getting back into the classes you want or need, and will need to obtain NEW permission numbers for every HRI prefix class that you were Backed-Out.  We do not prepare wait lists.
Review these links to see the layout schedule of your courses by term.

Click this link to review the Culinary Arts Curriculum Sequence

Click this link to review the Pastry Arts Curriculum Sequence

Click this link to review the Hospitality Management Curriculum Sequence

Additionally, all students should come prepared with the answers to the following questions:

1.    Do you want to attend Part-time (less than 12 credits per semester) or Full-time (12 credits or more/semester)?  Are you on your parents insurance?

2.    Are you using Financial Aid or other to pay for classes, books, uniforms, and took kits?

3.    Have you applied to the college?  Have you received your Financial Aid information?

4.     What type of schedule do you wish to have? Days, Nights, or Combination?

5.     Do you need to work?  Are you working?  How many hours are you working? 
Do you have a flexible schedule to get the time off of work?

6.     Have you taken your placement tests yet?  If not, have you scheduled an appointment?  Here is the link to the Campus Testing Center

7.     How much time do you have to study outside of class?  

      It is has been researched for every credit hour you take per week, you should spend 3 hours studying and preparing for that class.  So, if you are a full-time student, taking 13 credit hours, you should plan to be in class each week, plus time studying outside of class approximately 39 hours. 

Do you have the time available to make such a commitment? 

If not, part-time might be a better choice for you.

8.     Do you have regular access to a reliable computer and internet access?  Do you feel comfortable working with computers?

Forms

If there are any forms you need to fill out, i.e. Change of Major, Request a Transcript, or other you may find those documents through this link.