Prepares the students for potential positions as front office supervisors, sales managers, catering managers or other entry-level management positions in the hotel industry. Students gain knowledge of front office operations, convention management, travel industry, and sales and catering. They develop skill in basic food production and service, supervision, cost control and planning.

Associate in Applied Science Degree

Semester One			Credit Hours
	HIA 110		Introduction to Hospitality Industry	3
	HIA 115		Food Sanitation & Safety	2
	HIA 120		Dining Room Service	3
	HIA 122		Introduction to Convention Management	3
	HIA 150		Food Preparation Essentials & Theory	3
	HIA 210		Hotel & Motel Front-Office Operations	3
			Semester Credit Hours	17
Semester Two
	HIA 117		Beverage Management	2
	HIA 123		Introduction to Travel and Tourism	3
	HIA 130		Culinary Arts Quantity-Food Preparation I	3
	HIA 215		Housekeeping for the Hospitality Industry	3
#	HIS 225		Hospitality Supervision	3
	HIS 250		Hospitality Marketing	3
			Semester Credit Hours	17
Semester Three
	HIA 100		Culinary Mathematics	2
#	HIA 290		Dining Room Management	3
	HTH 104		Science of Personal Health or
	HTH 281		First Aid & CPR	2
#	RHT 101		Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I	3
	SPE 101		Principles of Effective Speaking	3
	HIS 151		Hisptory of the U.S. to 1877 or
	PSC 150		American National Politics or
	SSC 190		Contemporary Society	3
			Semester Credit Hours	16
Semester Four
	ACC 100		Basic Accounting I1	3
	CIS 101		Introduction to Computer Science	3
	HIA 277		Catering Management	3
#	HIA 295		Cooperative Work Experience	3
			General Education/Humanities	1
			Program Electives	4
			Semester Credit Hours	17
			Total Credits Required for Graduation	67
Suggested Electives:		Program Electives (4): HIA 128◊, HIA 132◊, HIA 133◊, HIA 228◊, HIA 255◊, HIA 260◊, HIA 276◊, HIA 280◊, HIA 285◊, HIA 296◊; Italian, Spanish
Coordinator:		Denise Smith-Gaborit, Ext. 3624
Area of Concentration
Additional Information:		See HIA course descriptions.     See Humanities General Education requirements.     ¹ACC 100◊ meets the Mathematics and/or Science General Education requirement.