# Hospitality Management (AS-T Degree)

Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Hospitality

Source: https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/hospitality/hospitality-management/

**Business Division  
Culinary, Hospitality, Nutrition & Foods Department**  
The Associate in Science in Hospitality Management for Transfer degree prepares students for mid-level or Manager-in-Training positions in the hospitality industry. Students gain practical and management training in: food safety and sanitation, food production, dining room service management, supervision, cost control, financial accounting, lodging management, and hospitality law.

To earn a Hospitality Management for transfer degree, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to CSU that consist of Cal-GETC and a major of at least 18 units. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework to receive a Hospitality Management for transfer degree and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major if the course is taken on a Pass or No Pass basis.  Students earning the Hospitality Management for transfer degree will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

#### Required Courses

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Core Course** | |  |
| HRM 51 | Introduction to Hospitality | 3 |
| **Required Electives** | |  |
| **List A** | | 8-9 |
| **Choose three courses from the following:** | |  |
| ↳ CUL 102 | Professional Cooking I |  |
| ↳ ECON C2001 | Principles of Microeconomics |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2001H | Principles of Microeconomics - Honors |  |
| **Students who choose HRM 52 for List A will need to choose a minimum of 7 units in List B.** | |  |
| ↳ HRM 52 | Food Safety and Sanitation |  |
| ↳ HRM 59 | Introduction to Food and Beverage Management |  |
| ↳ HRM 66 | Hospitality Law |  |
| ↳ HRM 70 | Introduction to Lodging |  |
| **List B** | | 6-10 |
| **Choose a minimum of two courses (a minimum of 6 units) from the following or any course not already used in List A.** | |  |
| ↳ BUSA 7 | Principles of Accounting - Financial |  |
| or ↳ HRM 64 | Hospitality Financial Accounting |  |
| ↳ BUSA 8 | Principles of Accounting - Managerial |  |
| ↳ BUSL 18 | Business Law |  |
| ↳ CUL 114 | Dining Room Service Management |  |
| ↳ ECON C2002 | Principles of Macroeconomics |  |
| or ↳ ECON C2002H | Principles of Macroeconomics - Honors |  |
| ↳ ECON 17 | Applied Business Statistics |  |
| or ↳ PSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences |  |
| or ↳ STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics |  |
| or ↳ STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors |  |
| ↳ HRM 57 | Hospitality Cost Control |  |
| ↳ HRM 74 | Introduction to Tourism |  |
| ↳ HRM 91 | Hospitality Work Experience * A maximum of 4 units counted towards the degree |  |
| ↳ NF 20 | Principles of Foods with Laboratory |  |
| ↳ NF 25 | Introduction to Nutrition Science |  |
| **Total Units for Major** | | 18-22 |
| **General Education (Cal-GETC) units** | | 34 |
| **Total Units** | | 60 |

1. Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

### Outcomes

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