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Culinary and Hospitality in Missouri
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Missouri culinary programs run through DESE FCSHS with ProStart; there is no state food manager rule, and alcohol service waits until 18, bartending until 21.
State program: Hospitality and Tourism cluster (DESE FCSHS); course codes and CIP not found ()
What a high school can deliver
ProStart COA and ServSafe; serving alcohol at 18 where food is at least half of sales, bartending at 21.
Credentials students can earn
ProStart COA (Collegiate Passport); DESE IRC list for culinary not found ()
Age and hour requirements
18 to serve where food is 50%+ of sales; 21 to mix or serve across the bar (RSMo 311.300); under 16 barred where alcohol is sold unless other goods are 50%+ of sales (294.040).
Other agencies involved
DHSS and local health departments: local permit under the Missouri Food Code (2013); no state CFPM rule; Kansas City and Jackson County require food handler cards.
Who can teach it
CTAC (4,000, 5,000 or 6,000 hours by degree); no culinary-specific requirement found.
Child labor rules for work placements
State law reaches only under 16; no permit or hour limits at 16-17; no state machine rules; federal HO 10 slicers need a student-learner agreement and HO 11 floor mixers are barred.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement (Confirm locally); ProStart Collegiate Passport credit at 75+ colleges.
Where to go next
- The full Culinary and Hospitality guide, showing Missouri
- The Missouri state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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