Department of Hospitality Business Management

Hospitality Industry Management BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3cr.) *	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.) *
HOSP 180 - Introduction to Hospitality (3cr.) *	ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3cr.) *
MATH 221 - Calculus I (3cr.) or MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A (4cr.) **	MISY 160 - Business Computing: Tools and Concepts (3cr.) *
Breadth Requirement (History and Cultural Change) (1/2)***	Foreign Language Elective
First Year Experience (BUAD 110 - Basics of Business (3cr.) recommended)	Free Elective (1/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15/16
Second Year
ACCT 207 - Accounting I (3cr.) *	ACCT 208 - Accounting II (3cr.) *
MATH 201 - Introduction to Statistical Methods I (3cr.) **	MATH 202 - Introduction to Statistical Methods II (3cr.)
HOSP 314 - Hospitality Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation (3cr.) *	BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior (3cr.) *
Breadth Requirement (Creative Arts and Humanities) (2/2)***	FINC 311 - Principles of Finance (3cr.) *
Free Elective (2/8)	COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business (3cr.) or HOSP 230 - Executive Presentations and Problem Solving (3cr.) *
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Third Year
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management (3cr.) *	ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business (3cr.)
HOSP 380 - Management of Lodging Operations (3cr.) *	HOSP 381 - Management of Food and Beverage Operations (3cr.) *
HOSP 382 - Managerial Accounting and Finance in the Hospitality Industry (3cr.) *	HOSP Elective (non-Focus Area)*
HOSP 481 - Marketing in the Hospitality Industry (3cr.) *	Focus Area Elective (2/5)*
Focus Area Elective (1/5)*	Focus Area Elective (3/5)*
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Focus Area Elective (4/5)*	HOSP 495 - Hospitality Feasibility Studies (3cr.) (DLE and Capstone)*
Focus Area Elective (5/5)*	ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business (3cr.) *
Free Elective (3/8)	Free Elective (6/8)
Free Elective (4/8)	Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (5/8)	Free Elective (8/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 120

* Minimum grade of C- required.

** Minimum grade of C- required to also satisfy the Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology University Breadth Requirement.

*** Course could also satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement. See the list of qualifying multicultural courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. This document is not intended to replace advising. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. Students can also utilize the Degree Audit in UDSIS to monitor their progress.