Restaurant/Hotel Management, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—62 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1256
This program applies management training to the hospitality industry in general, and the restaurant and hotel industry in particular. Management operations include personnel, inventory control, accounting, menu planning, food preparation, marketing, layout and design, front desk procedures, and catering. In addition to growing demand for managers, the need to replace managers who transfer to other occupations or stop working for a variety of reasons will create many new jobs. Job opportunities are expected to be best for persons with associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in restaurant and institutional food service management.
Required General Education Courses
15 credit hours as follows:
BUS-120:
A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of three ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with a minimum grade of “C” in BUS-120, MTH-102, MTH-109, MTH-121, or MTH-133 or higher-level mathematics course for designated career programs; or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with a minimum grade of “C”.
Select 3 credit hours from Social/Behavioral Sciences or Humanities and Fine Arts:
ANT, ARB, ART, ECO, FRE, GEO, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, PSC, PSY, SOC, SPA, SSC, SPA, THE
Select 3 credit hours from Physical and Life Sciences:
BIO, CHM, EAS, GEL, NAT, PHS, PHY
Required Career Courses
47 credit hours as follows:
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (14 credit hours)
Semester 2 (17 credit hours)
Semester 3 (16 credit hours)
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| RTM-206 | Menu Writing and Marketing | 3 |
| RTM-209 | Baking/Pastry I | 4 |
| RTM-231 | Hospitality Supervision | 3 |
| ___-___ | Physical and Life Sciences Elective | 3 |
Semester 4 (15 credit hours)
| RTM-205 | Beverage Management | 3 |
| RTM-223 | Convention Management and Service | 3 |
| RTM-225 | Banquet & Specialty Services | 3 |
| RTM-226 | Front-of-the-House Management | 3 |
| - | | |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| ___-___ | Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |