Associate in Science Degree

Business Administration Program – Hospitality Management Concentration

Overview

Students in the Business Administration Program – Hospitality Management concentration acquire a wide range of management theory and practical training to prepare them for a career in the hospitality industry: restaurant production and management, hospitality accounting, marketing, law, and lodging.

Students who place into developmental math and/or English should begin the course sequence in the first semester. Please see an advisor with questions.

First Semester Credits
ENL101  
English Composition I
3
    Humanities & Fine Arts (COM103 recommended) 3
GIT110  
Microcomputer Applications Software
3
BUS100  
Introduction to Business
3
HRM140 M
Introduction to Hospitality Management
3
Second Semester Credits
CUL150 M
Fundamentals of Professional Cooking
4
HRM111  
Foodservice Sanitation
1
    Behavioral & Social Science 3
HRM130 M
Food and Beverage Management
3
    Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning* (or)
Natural or Physical Science 		3/4
Third Semester Credits
    General Education Elective 3
CUL220 M
Advanced Culinary Arts
4
HRM215 M
Lodging Operations
3
HRM230  
Hospitality Marketing
3
    Behavioral & Social Science 3
Fourth Semester Credits
BUS120  
Business Law
3
    Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning* (or)
Natural or Physical Science 		3/4
ACC111 (or)
ACC201		  
Accounting I with Computer Applications (or)
Financial Accounting

ACC111 Accounting I with Computer Applications

Introduction to the accounting cycle: recording transactions, posting to ledgers, preparing work sheets and financial statements. Includes: special journals, inventory valuation, receivables, payables and interest on notes. A hands-on introduction to computerized accounting solving selected problems using general ledger software including QuickBooks. This is the first course of a two-course series (ACC111 and ACC112) intended for A.S. Business Administration concentrations covering the topics of Financial Accounting.

Prerequisite: (MAT020 or MAT025) and ENL020 or satisfactory basic skills assessment scores

Offered: Fall, Spring

ACC201 Financial Accounting

Students learn principles of financial accounting with emphasis on service and merchandising businesses. Topics include: the accounting cycle, recording transactions, adjusting accounts and preparing financial statements, inventory valuation, depreciation methods, disposal of assets, receivables, liabilities, investments, and interpreting financial statements of proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. This is a transfer level course in Financial Accounting intended for the Associate in Arts student.

Prerequisite: (BUS100 or HRM140) and GIT110 and (MAT030 or MAT035) and ENL020 or satisfactory basic skills assessment scores

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

 3
   
Hospitality Management/Culinary Elective

Any HRM or CUL courses that are not currently program requirements.

 3
CUL210  
Dining Room Operations and Service
4
Total Credits 61/63

M Designates a Milestone course. A milestone course must be completed in the semester indicated to ensure that you remain on track to continue on in your program and graduate on time.

*Note: Any student intending to transfer should take a college-level math reflecting the requirement of the transfer college.

Career Outlook

Currently, there is a strong demand for well-trained competent workers in the hospitality field. Students completing the Business Administration Program – Hospitality Management concentration are prepared for a career in the hospitality field in a supervisory or middle-managment position.

This occupational profile is provided by O*NET.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the Hospitality Management concentration, students are able to: