Hospitality Industry Management (BS)

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Please refer to the Four Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

Minimum grade C- in all required HOSP courses.

Foreign Language Elective (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish or Latin (any level)) (3-4 credits)
HOSP 230 - Executive Presentations and Problem Solving Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business Credit(s): 3
ENGL 312 - Written Communications in Business Credit(s): 3
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
MATH 201 - Introduction to Statistical Methods I Credit(s): 3
or
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3
MATH 202 - Introduction to Statistical Methods II Credit(s): 3
or
MISY 262 - Fundamentals of Business Analytics Credit(s): 3

Business Core:

Minimum grade of C-.

ACCT 207 - Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 208 - Accounting II Credit(s): 3
ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business Credit(s): 3
BUAD 306 - Introduction to Service and Operations Management Credit(s): 3
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 103 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
FINC 311 - Principles of Finance Credit(s): 3
MISY 160 - Business Computing: Tools and Concepts Credit(s): 3

Hospitality Industry Management Core:

Minimum grade of C-.

HOSP 180 - Introduction to Hospitality Credit(s): 3
HOSP 314 - Hospitality Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation Credit(s): 3
HOSP 380 - Management of Lodging Operations Credit(s): 3
HOSP 381 - Management of Food and Beverage Operations Credit(s): 3
HOSP 382 - Managerial Accounting and Finance in the Hospitality Industry Credit(s): 3
HOSP 481 - Marketing in the Hospitality Industry Credit(s): 3
HOSP 495 - Hospitality Feasibility Studies Credit(s): 3 (fulfills DLE)
HOSP elective chosen from outside area of focus (three credits)

Note:

The Hospitality Industry Management program requires 700 or more hours of approved industry internship experience in the area of focus and an additional 100 hours of approved community service activities prior to graduation. The internship must complement the customized focus area.

Customized Focus Area:

Students are required to complete a minimum of 15 credits (five courses) in a well-defined focus area (minimum grade C-). A specific course plan for the fulfillment of the focus area requirement must be established during the freshman or sophomore year and must be approved by the HSIM advisor.

Examples of focus areas:

Electives:

In addition, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. May include Military Science, Music, or Physical Education. Only two credits of activity-type Physical Education and four credits of Music ensemble and four credits of 100 and 200-level courses in Military Science/Air Force may be counted toward the degree. Students are encouraged to develop fluency in a second language.

Hospitality Industry Management (BS)

University Requirements:

Major Requirements:

Business Core:

Hospitality Industry Management Core:

Note:

Customized Focus Area:

Real Estate Transaction Advisory Services:

Hospitality Marketing and E-Commerce:

Hospitality Information Management:

Electives:

Credits to Total a Minimum of 120

Last Revised for 2019-2020 Academic Year