Hospitality Management

Hospitality 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, event 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 Placer Valley Tourism and Visit Sacramento work closely with department faculty to give students practical skills associated with internships and jobs in the industry. The Associate in Science in Hospitality Management for Transfer degree (AS-T) prepares students to transfer into the CSU system to complete a bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management or a major deemed similar by a CSU campus. Students earning an associate degree for transfer and meeting the CSU minimum transfer admission requirements are guaranteed admission with junior standing to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. Upon transfer, students will be required to complete no more than 60 additional prescribed units to earn a bachelor's degree. To earn the Associate in Science in Hospitality Management for Transfer degree, students must complete 60 CSU-transferable semester units with a minimum grade point average of 2.0, including both of the following- completion of all courses required for the major with grades of C or better; and California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).