Our Programs

1. Student must complete 21 hours of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Foundations Courses and a minimum of 15 general education courses including, ECON 2301, before applying to CoBE/HOST
2. Grades of 'C' or better in all Business, Hospitality and Tourism Foundation courses
3. Grade of 'C' or better in ECON 2301
4. A minimum 2.5 GPA in combined Gernal Education Core & Business Foundation completed coursework

1.  A minimum 2.5 GPA in combined Advanced Business Core & Hospitality and Tourism Management Core coursework.
2. An overall minimum 2.5 GPA required.
3. In addition to the graduation requirement requirements listed in the UTRGV Undergraduate Catalog, demonstration of proficiency in a language other than English is required at the undergraduate level,  equivalent to a minimum of six credit hours. Proficiency can be demonstrated by a college credit exam, a placement test approved through the UTRGV Department of Writing and Language Studies, and/or up to six credit hours of college-level language coursework.
4. Students must complete 600 hours of hospitality and tourism-related internships through the HOST 3300 Hospitality Practicum course prior to graduation. All internships must be approved prior to beginning the internship.

Student must earn a grade of 'C' or better in all advanded (3xxx-4xxx) BS-applicable courses in order to earn program credit towards this major. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA

General Education Core Program Required Foundation Courses

Program Required Foundation Courses

Program Advanced Required Courses:

 Program Core Required Courses:

 Hospitality and Tourism Certificate: 

Students may select one certificate program below:

Lodging Asset Ownership and Management

Required:

Choose two:

Event and Destination Management

Required:

 Choose two:

Restaurant Entrepreneurship and Management

Required:

Choose two:

Healthcare Hospitality

Required:

Choose two:

The Hospitality and Tourism Certificate will prepare students pursuing a marketing major with an option to take coursework that provides necessary hospitality industry specific KSA’s (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities). This will supplement and strengthen their marketing business degree and prepare them to pursue various sales and marketing careers in the hospitality and tourism industry. Some of the potential career paths for students choosing this track include: 

• Sales and Marketing Management with leading Hospitality firms such as: Marriott, Disney, Darden Foods, Sodexho, Club Management Corp, Carnival Cruise lines, MGM Mirage among others.  
• Franchise development positions with leading Hospitality firms such as: Hilton, Marriott, McDonalds, Subway, and other hospitality firms that franchise. 
• Meeting and Event Sales and Marketing with leading destination marketing organizations and professional meeting, event, convention management companies.  
• Hotel Transactions sales positions with leading hotel brokerage firms such as: Jones Lang LaSalle, Marcus Millichap, Hodges Ward Elliott, among others.  

• Marketing classes from any one of the existing Marketing Certificates (6 hours) 
• Hospitality and Tourism Management Electives (15 hours)