Apr 19, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Hospitality and Tourism Administration, B.S.


Barry Shuster, Interim Chair
Telephone:  (919) 530-7835
Email:  abshuster@nccu.edu
Office:  225 Health Building

The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Hospitality and Tourism Administration is a 128-semester hour professional management program.  Students majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Administration are prepared to become hospitality professionals who possess the knowledge, managerial skills, and competencies to obtain entry level management positions and assume leadership roles in various aspects of this global and dynamic industry. Students obtaining the hospitality and tourism degree earn 22 semester hours in the business curriculum. The Program maintains a high job placement rate each academic year. Graduates of the program are employed in lodging, food and beverage service, convention and visitors bureaus, event management, resorts, conference centers, cruise lines, and airlines.  The program’s Mission is to educate and empower a diverse population of students for leadership and professional roles within the global hospitality and tourism industry, through academic excellence, community service, and industry work experience.

1. 120 Credit Hours:


  • Complete a minimum of 120 hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 (the last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU)
  • Complete all hospitality and tourism and business courses with a grade of “C” or better.

  • Participate in monthly seminars, dress in business attire on professional attire days and hold membership in a hospitality professional organization

2. General Education Requirement:


3. Program Requirements:


4. Concentration Requirements


5. Additional Requirements


Program Notes:


Each course used to satisfy the unrestricted electives may be selected from among all the courses offered by the University.

Students must obtain prior written approval.

Four- Year Curriculum Plan


Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year