Meat Cutting Apprenticeship (MCUT)

MCUT 001     Meat Cutting I     3 Units

This is the first of two Meat Cutter Apprenticeship courses. Students must be enrolled in the Santa Clara County Meat Cutter's Joint Apprenticeship to enroll. Students learn safety and sanitation related to meat cutting as well as classification, identification, handling, and curing of meats.


Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Corequisite: Student must be employed as a meat cutter apprentice with a participating employer.

Advisory Level: Read: 2 Write: 2 Math: None

Transfer Status: None     Degree Applicable: NAA

CSU GE: None   IGETC: None   District GE: None

MCUT 002     Meat Cutting II     3 Units

This is the second of two Meat Cutter Apprenticeship courses leading to Journeyman status. Students must be enrolled in the Santa Clara County Meat Cutter Apprenticeship to enroll. Students learn safety and sanitation related to meat cutting as well as classification, identification, handling, and curing of meats.


Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Corequisite: Student must be employed as a meat cutter apprentice with a participating employer.

Advisory Level: Read: 2 Write: 2 Math: None

Transfer Status: None     Degree Applicable: NAA

CSU GE: None   IGETC: None   District GE: None

MCUT 138     Work Experience     1-8 Units

Work Experience is designed for students who work or volunteer in a field related to their career major. Students are required to provide evidence that they are enrolled in a career program (e.g., education plan or coursework in a career/technical subject area). Students can earn one unit of credit for each 60 hours of unpaid volunteer time or 75 hours of paid work during the semester. Students can repeat Career/Technical Work Experience, combined with General Work Experience, or alone, up to a maximum of 16 units. Internship/job placement is not guaranteed.


Lecture Hours: None  Lab Hours: 2.07  Repeatable: Yes  Grading: O

Corequisite: Be employed or a volunteer at an approved work-site for the minimum number of hours per unit as stipulated for paid and unpaid status.

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: None     Degree Applicable: NAA

CSU GE: None   IGETC: None   District GE: None