Hospitality Management, BS

The Bachelor of Science with a major in hospitality management gives you a solid academic education combined with extensive training in hospitality business skills, using the best modern technology. You can also gain insight into the industry through field trips, attending special lectures and meeting executives in our executive-in-residence program.

Degree requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied for a Bachelor of Science.

Hours required and general/school requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism requirements.

Major requirements

CHMT core, 9 hours

CMHT 3950 - Creating Consumer Experiences
CMHT 4750 - Managing a Diverse Workforce
CMHT 4790 - Internship in Merchandising and Hospitality Management (Students are required to complete 500 documented pre-internship work hours in the hospitality industry, plus 300 internship work hours, for a total of 800 hours. See course description for details.)

Hospitality management, 45 hours

A total of 45 hours including the following courses:

Plus 9 hours selected from

Other course requirements:

HMGT 2460 , Nutrition Science, is recommended (satisfies a portion of the Life and Physical Sciences requirement).

Minor requirements

None.

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements.

Other requirements

GPA requirements

It is required that students entering the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism have a minimum grade point average of at least 2.0 on all courses completed at UNT.
A grade of C or above must be earned in each merchandising and hospitality management course completed in residence or transferred to UNT. This includes all courses with prefixes CMHT, EDEM, MDSE, HFMD, DRTL, RETL and HMGT.
Academic requirements for graduation with a BS from the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism include:
1. A minimum of 2.0 grade point average in the professional field, with minimum grades of C required in all CMHT, EDEM, MDSE, HFMD, DRTL, RETL and HMGT courses.
2. A minimum of 2.0 grade point average in all courses completed at UNT.
3. A minimum of 2.0 grade point average in all work attempted, including transfer, correspondence, extension and residence work.