Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Major, BS in Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management

The hotel, restaurant, and tourism major focuses on meeting the middle- and upper-level management needs of the food and lodging industry. It is a program that assists students in getting the breadth of knowledge, responsibility and creativity to meet the changing environment of complex management problems in industry. A business minor is built into the degree requirements.

The major requires extensive field experience. The curriculum provides a strong base in management and practical application of these skills. The general education electives help students to sharpen their analytical, conceptual, and communications abilities. Graduates may start as management trainees in restaurants, foodservice, hotels, support industries, or in tourism operations with subsequent upward mobility into management positions.

uTrack Requirements (for students entering Fall 2013 or later)

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students who first entered Fall 2013 or later. uTrack does not apply to transfer students who enter prior to Fall 2015.

Progression Requirements

Students should apply for progression into the major after completing at least three of the following HRT 210 , HRT 211 , HRT 212 , and HRT 224  and prior to entering HRT 390 *. Applications for progression are available in the departmental office.

For progression into the major, students must meet the following criteria.

• Cumulative grade point average 2.3 or greater for at least 30 semester hours completed.
• Grade of C or better in all hotel, restaurant, and tourism prefix courses.
• Successful completion of ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 *, and MATH 125 *.
• Complete 300 post-secondary school hours of industry related work for the chosen major. A complete list of appropriate work experiences is available in the departmental office.

For graduation, students must earn a grade of C or better in all hotel, restaurant, and tourism courses.