BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Units required for Major: 49
Total units required for BS: 120

Program Description

Hospitality and tourism are two of California’s fastest growing and most important industries. The BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management allows students flexibility in the selection of courses related to hospitality and tourism management, commercial recreation, and event planning. Curriculum focuses on hotel management, tourism destination marketing, and convention and meeting planning, as well as the basics of entrepreneurial businesses, and the skills needed for working with for-profit, and experience industry agencies (e.g., resorts, ski lodges, conference and meeting facilities, cruise lines, theme parks, destination marketing agencies, spas, clubs, and travel agencies). Local industry professionals from the Sacramento Hotel Association and Visit Sacramento (Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau) work closely with department faculty to give students practical skills associated with internships and jobs in the industry.

Note:

• Students graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management are not be subject to the University’s Foreign Language Graduation Requirement. Students who change major may be subject to the University’s Foreign Language Graduation Requirement.
• RPTA 21, RPTA 22, RPTA 100 and RPTA 122 may not be used to meet program requirements.

Minimum Grade Requirement

Grade of "C-" or better is required in all courses applied to the major. 

Program Requirements

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 RPTA 21, RPTA 22, or RPTA 100  may not be used to meet major requirements. At least nine units must be upper division.

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May include credit from associated transfer degree.

General Education Requirements¹

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To help you complete your degree in a timely manner and not take more units than absolutely necessary, there are ways to use single courses to meet more than one requirement (overlap). For further information, please visit the General Education page.

Note: There is no way to list all possible overlaps so please consult with a professional advisor. The Academic Advising Center can be visited online, by phone (916) 278-1000, or email.

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Required in Major; also satisfies GE.

Graduation Requirements¹

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To help you complete your degree in a timely manner and not take more units than absolutely necessary, there are ways to use single courses to meet more than one requirement (overlap). For further information, please visit the General Education page.

Note: There is no way to list all possible overlaps so please consult with a professional advisor. The Academic Advising Center can be visited online, by phone (916) 278-1000, or email.

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If not satisfied before entering Sacramento State, it may be satisfied in General Education Area C2 (Humanities). "C- or better required." The alternative methods for satisfying the Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement are described here: https://www.csus.edu/college/arts-letters/world-languages-literatures/foreign-language-requirement.html

Note: Students with a declared major of BS in Recreation Therapy, BS in Recreation Administration (Recreation and Park Management), or BS in Hospitality and Tourism Management are exempt from the Foreign Language Graduation Requirement.

The following roadmaps are sample planning resources. Please consult your academic advisor and Academic Catalog for graduation requirements as you develop your individualized academic plan.

Hospitality and Tourism Management, BS: 4-Year Roadmap

Hospitality and Tourism Management, BS: 2-Year Roadmap

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Any course not completed in the first semester should be taken in the second or a later semester.

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Please see General Education/Graduation Requirement course options.

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Please see an academic advisor for elective options.