The Hospitality Certificate curriculum has been developed to provide students with a broad range of coursework designed to support entry level employment in the hospitality industry. Students will engage in coursework designed to develop skills in accounting, computer, and hospitality knowledge. Students will also be able to choose from a range of electives, based on their career interest.
Freshman Seminar Requirement
Freshman Experience
Choose one:
| HRD 100 | College Learning: Theory and Practice | 2 |
| HRD 100A | College Life Seminar | 2 |
| HRD 110 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 1-2 |
General Education Requirements
NONE
Additional Math or Science Requirement
NONE
Program Core Requirements
Program Core
| ENG 101 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| CIS 125 | Office Productivity Software | 3 |
| HOS 181 | Principles of Hospitality and Tourism | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Hotel/Resort Management or Convention, Meeting and Exposition Management
Choose one:
| HOS 193 | Hotel/Resort Management | 3 |
| HOS 265 | Convention/Mtg/Expo Mgt | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Applied Accounting or Financial Accounting
Choose one:
| BUS 144 | Applied Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 146 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Hospitality Electives
Choose 6 credits from:
| AVS 140 | Foundations of Adventure Education | 3 |
| AVS 227 | Outdoor Program Leadership and Instruction | 3 |
| AVS 231 | Challenge Course Management | 3 |
| BUS 102 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BUS 103 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 141 | Business Communications | 3 |
| BUS 178 | Business Internship | 6 |
| BUS 202 | Business Law II | 3 |
| BUS 203 | Social Media, Advertising and Promotion | 3 |
| BUS 204 | Consumer Behavior | 3 |
| BUS 261 | Principles of Human Resource Management | 3 |
| CUL 125 | Sanitation | 1 |
| CUL 127 | Basic Food Preparation I | 4 |
| CUL 131 | Casual Dining Room Service | 2 |
| CUL 133 | Fine Dining Room Service | 2 |
| CUL 140 | Introduction to Wine and Spirits | 2 |
| CUL 141 | Mathematical Applications for the Food Service Profession | 2 |
| CUL 142 | Sauce Theory | 3 |
| CUL 143 | Bar Operations and Mixology | 2 |
| ECO 101 | Introduction to Personal Finance | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| HED 104 | First Aid and Safety | 2 |
| HOS 192 | Study of Tourism Destinations | 3 |
| HOS 193 | Hotel/Resort Management | 3 |
| HOS 265 | Convention/Mtg/Expo Mgt | 3 |
| HOS 285 | Disney World Internship | 6 |
| NTR 101 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives
Liberal Arts Elective
| | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Electives
NONE
Recommended Sequence
First Semester
1-2 credits in HRD 100, HRD 100A or HRD 110
3 credits in ENG 101
3 credits in HOS 181
3 credits in Hospitality Elective (See Notes 1, 2 and 3)
3 credits in HOS 265 (Fall only) or HOS 193 (Spring only)
Second Semester
3 credits in CIS 125
4 credits in BUS 144 or BUS 146
3 credits in Hospitality Elective (See Notes 1, 2 and 3)
3 credits in Liberal Arts Elective (See Note 4)
Notes
- Students without any prior hospitality experience are strongly encouraged to take 6 credits of BUS 178 Business Internship.
- Students shall pay attention to Fall only, Spring only courses and create an academic plan to support certificate completion and desired course selection.
- Students who wish to register for the Disney World internship (HOS 285) shall see the Disney Coordinator as soon as possible for advisement.
- Recommended liberal arts electives are: ANT 101, ECO, Foreign Language, MAT 110
Industry Certifications:
- A student is eligible to obtain industry credentials through the following coursework:
- CUL 125 ServSafe Food Manager
- CUL 143 TIPS Certification
- HED 104 CPR/AED for Adult and Infant Certification
- HOS 193 Narcan Training
- HOS 193 NYS Sexual Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Training
- HOS 265 All Seated Certification