Hospitality Management (AS-T Degree S0451)
Business Division
Degree S0451
The Associate in Science in Hospitality Management for Transfer degree prepares students for mid-level or Manager-in-Training positions in the hospitality industry. Students gain practical and management training in: food safety and sanitation, food production, dining room service management, supervision, cost control, financial accounting, lodging management, and hospitality law.
To earn a Hospitality Management for transfer degree, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to CSU that consist of Cal-GETC and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive a Hospitality Management for transfer degree and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning the Hospitality Management for transfer degree will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.
Required Courses
| Course Prefix | Course Name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| HRM 51 | Introduction to Hospitality | 3 |
| Required Electives | ||
| List A | 8-9 | |
| Choose three courses from the following: | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
or BUSC 1BH | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors | |
| Professional Cooking I | ||
| Students who choose HRM 52 for List A will need to choose a minimum of 7 units in List B. | ||
| Food Safety and Sanitation | ||
| Introduction to Food and Beverage Management | ||
| Hospitality Law | ||
| Introduction to Lodging | ||
| List B | 6-10 | |
| Choose a minimum of two courses (a minimum of 6 units) from the following or any course not already used in List A. | ||
| Principles of Accounting - Financial | ||
or HRM 64 | Hospitality Financial Accounting | |
| Principles of Accounting - Managerial | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
or BUSC 1AH | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors | |
| Applied Business Statistics | ||
or PSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
or STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | |
or STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
| Business Law | ||
| Dining Room Service Management | ||
| Hospitality Cost Control | ||
| Introduction to Tourism | ||
| Hospitality Work Experience * A maximum of 4 units counted towards the degree | ||
| Principles of Foods with Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Nutrition Science | ||
| Total Units for Major | 18-22 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) units 1 | 34 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

