DEGREE PROGRAMS
There are Five different Certificate options followed by
Six different levels of Degree Programs
First Step One of 5 Options
Student may only choose ONE of the Certificates below:
Bourbon Whiskey Certificate
4 Bourbon Tasting Courses
-or-
Tennessee Whiskey Certificate
4 Tennessee Whiskey Tasting Courses
ASSOCIATE DEGREE TIER
Whiskey Diploma Program
12 Credits including Tasting Courses and Distillery Credits
-and-
The Associate Degree Program
24 Credits including Tasting Courses and Distillery Credits
-or-
Rye Whiskey Certificate
4 Rye Whiskey Tasting Courses
-or-
Canadian Whisky Certificate
4 Canadian Whisky Tasting Courses
-or-
World Whisky Certificate
4 World Whisky Tasting Courses
BACHELOR DEGREE TIER
The Bachelor of Science Degree
36 Credits including Tasting Courses and Distillery Credits
-and-
The Bachelor of Arts Degree
48 Credits including Tasting Courses and Distillery Credits
Attend Two of the Three Advanced Courses in ONE of “The Big Three” and Teach one Course (either Basic or Intermediate)
MASTER DEGREE TIER
The Masters of Science Degree
60 Credits including Tasting Courses and Distillery Credits
and Attend Two of the Three Advanced Courses in TWO of “The Big Three” and Teach Two courses a Basic and an Intermediate Course
-and-
The Masters of Arts Degree
72Credits including Tasting Courses and Distillery Credits
(Half of all 144 Courses offered at Whiskey University)
and Attend All Three of the Three Advanced Courses in TWO of “The Big Three” and Teach Two courses a Basic and an Intermediate Course and Recruita member who earns their Bourbon Diploma
WHISKEY COLONEL DESIGNATION
Must have earned 7 different Majors
(including 1 of the Bourbon making Regions within the Commonwealth of Kentucky and The Tennessee Whiskey Major)
and have taken a Total 90 Tasting Courses

