Hospitality and Tourism Management

Effective Beginning Catalog Term: Spring 2014 (480)

The requirements shown below are valid beginning Spring 2014 (480), and may not reflect degree
requirements for current students. Current students should visit My SPC and view My Learning Plan
to see specific degree requirements for their effective term.
Program Leadership Information
Greg Nenstiel, Dean, (727) 791-2433
Jenice Armstead, PhD, Academic Chair, Tarpon Springs, 727-712-5230
Program Summary
Students are exposed to a variety of courses in business administration in addition to hotel
management courses, which enables them to make appropriate business decisions. The goal of this
program is to prepare successful students for careers in hotels, cruise ships, resorts and restaurants
or transferring to a state university in the same discipline. The general college admissions policy
applies to all students entering the Hospitality and Tourism Management program
Fully transferable to a Bachelor's Degree at Florida International University.
The Academic Pathway is a tool for students that lists the following items:
o the recommended order in which to take the program courses
o suggested course when more than one option exists
o which semester each course is typically offered
o if the course has a prerequisite
o courses that may lead to a certificate (if offered in the program)
If you are starting the program this term, click here to access the recommended Academic Pathway.
If you have already started the program, click here for the archived Academic Pathways.
Please verify the Academic Pathway lists your correct starting semester.

AS GENERAL EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
Communications - Composition
Complete 3 credits from the approved
General Education Composition I
coursework. Minimum grade of "C"
required. This requirement must be
completed within the first 24 credits of coursework toward the AS degree.3

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Communications - Speech
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education
Speech coursework . Minimum grade of "C" required.3

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Social and Behavioral Sciences
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences
coursework. Minimum grade of "C" required.3

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Humanities and Fine Arts
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Humanities and Fine Arts coursework.
Minimum grade of "C" required.3

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Mathematics
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Mathematics coursework. Minimum grade
of "C" required.3

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Ethics
Complete 3 credits from the approved General Education Ethics coursework. Minimum grade of "C"
required.3

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AS GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Enhanced World View
Complete at least one 3-credit course intended to enhance the student's world view in light of an
increasingly globalized economy. Minimum grade of "C" required. In some cases, this course may
also be used to satisfy another General Education Requirement.

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SUPPORT COURSES
Composition II (Select 3 credits)
Minimum grade of "C" required. Completion of this requirement satisfies the General Education
Composition II requirement for this AS degree.
SUPPORT COURSES
Computer/Information Literacy Competency (Complete 3 credits)
Completion of this requirement satisfies the General Education Computer/Information Literacy
Competency Requirement
MAJOR CORE COURSES

Complete 40 credits
FSS?2235CIntroductory Food Production Management3HFT?1000Introduction to the Hospitality
and Tourism Industry3HFT?1210Supervision in the Hospitality Industry3HFT?1500Marketing in the
Hospitality Industry3MNA?1751Customer Service I: Developing A Spirit of Customer
Service1MNA?1760Customer Service II: Developing Exceptional Customer Service1
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