Business Management: Hotel, Restaurant and Travel (B.S.)
Degree Requirements
Minimum Credit Requirement: 120 credits
Minimum Residency Requirement: 30 credits must be taken at Granite State College
A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for conferral
| Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Requirements General Education Requirements | Credit Hours 40 |
| Requirements Major Requirements | Credit Hours 52 |
| Requirements Open Electives | Credit Hours 28 |
| Requirements Total | Credit Hours 120 |
General Education Requirements
A minimum grade of C is required in all General Education coursework. Students are allowed a maximum of two course overlaps. Overlaps can be used between Major, Minor and General Education requirements with only one overlap being utilized between the Major and Minor.
All General Education requirements, including CRIT 602 Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking (4 s.h.) and IDIS 601 Interdisciplinary Seminar (4 s.h.), must be taken prior to the capstone.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 500 | The Writing Process | 4 |
| COMM 542 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Dynamics | 4 |
| COMM 543 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| CRIT 501 | Introduction to Critical Inquiry | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Math for Our World | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Pre-Calculus | ||
| Knowledge of Human Behavior & Social Systems | 4 | |
| Knowledge of the Physical & Natural World | 4 | |
| Knowledge of Human Thought & Expression | 4 | |
| CRIT 602 | Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking | 4 |
| IDIS 601 | Interdisciplinary Seminar | 4 |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Major Requirements
A minimum grade of C is required in all Major coursework. Students are allowed a maximum of two course overlaps. Overlaps can be used between Major, Minor and General Education requirements with only one overlap being utilized between the Major and Minor.
CRIT 602 Advanced Critical Analysis and Strategic Thinking (4 s.h.), IDIS 601 Interdisciplinary Seminar (4 s.h.) and all major requirements must be completed prior to enrollment in the Integrative Capstone. Academic Advisor approval is required for registration to be processed.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Business Management | ||
| Foundational Courses | ||
| MGMT 500 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| CMPL 502 | Excel | 2 |
| APST 505 | Career Development and Planning | 2 |
| MATH 504 | Statistics | 4 |
| Intermediate Courses | ||
| ACCT 511 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| or MGMT 569 | Budget Management | |
| Advanced Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 12 | |
| Principles of Economics | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Managing Information Technology | ||
| Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Management | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Operations Management | ||
| Concentration in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel | ||
| HRT 600 | Hotel & Restaurant Management | 4 |
| HRT 602 | Leadership and Sustainable Tourism | 4 |
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| Food Service Systems and Control | ||
| Event, Meeting, and Conference Management | ||
| Revenue Management in the Hospitality Industry | ||
| Marketing Hospitality Organizations | ||
| Integrative Capstone: | ||
| MGMT 651 | Integrative Capstone: Industry-Based Internship | 4 |
| or MGMT 660 | Integrative Capstone: Industry-Based Project | |
| Total Credits | 52 | |
Electives
Open electives are courses students will need to take in addition to their general education and major requirements in order to satisfy the remaining credit totals for their programs. Open electives are defined as any credit course offered by the College not already included in the student's general education, major, concentration or minor. Students will need 120 credits total to graduate with a bachelor's degree.