Hospitality Management, A.A.S.

General Education Requirements: 15 Semester Hours

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I or ENG 130 - Technical Writing and Communication Students may substitute ENG 102 or ENG 230 for either of the above courses.
• Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences - Select one course from this category.  3 credit hours
• Group IV: Math/Sciences - Select one course from Math or one course from Sciences.  3 credit hours
• Group I - V:  Select any TWO additional courses from the Career and Technical Education General Education List (6 credit hours)

Major Core Requirements: 33 Semester Hours

• ACCY 100 - Introduction to Accounting

• OR

• ACCY 101 - Accounting I
• BUS 110 - Principles of Customer Service
• BUS 111 - Principles of Business Communications
• HOSP 120 - Exploring the Hospitality Industry
• HOSP 148 - Introduction to Event Planning
• HOSP 160 - Hotel and Restaurant Law
• HOSP 236 - Cost Control for the Hospitality Industry
• HOSP 255 - Hotel Operations Management
• HOSP 285 - Restaurant Operations

• *Students must submit evidence of a valid sanitation license to graduate.  They can do this by taking CA 106 as an elective, by taking Food 440, or by submitting an existing license to the registrar.

• MGMT 101 - Principles of Management
• MGMT 102 - Human Relations

Major Core Electives: 12 Semester Hours

• Students can select 12 credit hours from any courses offered by the Business Department or the Culinary Arts Department

• OR

• CIS 200 - Social Media Technologies
• CIS 201 - Web and Document Accessibility
• CIS 231 - Human Computer Interaction
• HORT 280 - Floral Design
• THEA 104 - Technical Theatre I
• THEA 105 - Technical Theatre II

• Students may not use Core Elective courses toward their General Education Requirements.

Total Required Hours: 60 Semester Hours

Includes Online Courses

This program includes the option for distance education courses (online and/or hybrid).

Completion Guide

First Semester

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric I
• HOSP 120 - Exploring the Hospitality Industry
• Take one course from Group IV: Math/Science  
• BUS 110 - Principles of Customer Service
• HOSP Elective

Second Semester

• ACCY 100 - Introduction to Accounting Or 101
• Take one course from Group II: Social and Behavioral Sciences  
• HOSP 160 - Hotel and Restaurant Law
• HOSP Elective
• BUS 111 - Principles of Business Communications

Third Semester

• MGMT 101 - Principles of Management
• HOSP 255 - Hotel Operations Management
• Take one course from Groups I-V: General Education  
• MFG 102 - Precision Machine Tool Technology II

Fourth Semester

• HOSP 285 - Restaurant Operations
• HOSP 236 - Cost Control for the Hospitality Industry
• Take one course from Groups I-V: General Education  
• HOSP 148 - Introduction to Event Planning
• HOSP Elective

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

To be awarded an Associate degree at Joliet Junior College, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admissions requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the given degree. If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 60

credit hours of which 15 credit hours applicable to the degree are earned at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement does not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the College and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Completion, or Occupational Certificate at JJC, each student must meet the following requirements:

1. Satisfy all admission requirements.

2. Complete the courses required to earn the chosen certificate. Complete a minimum of 1-8 credit hours (Occupational Certificate),  4-29 credit hours (Certificate of Completion) or 30-50 credit hours (Certificate of Achievement). If the student is a transfer student with coursework taken elsewhere, he/she must complete a minimum of 25% of the total required credit hours applicable to the certificate at JJC. Proficiency test, CLEP, and Advanced Placement do not meet this requirement.

3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in the area of concentration.

4. Discharge all financial obligations to the college and have no restrictions.

5. File an application for graduation. An application should be filed at the time of registration for the student’s anticipated last semester.

6. Have all official transcripts from other college/universities on file in the Graduation Office by the graduation filing date for evaluation of credit. A delay in the process

may result in a later graduation date.

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