Hospitality Leadership

Major(s)

Hospitality Leadership (Comprehensive) (BS)

Bachelor of Science

Major requirements (54-55 hours):

Major core (45-46 hours):

Note: Three hours may double count toward General Education requirements.

  1. Specific General Education Requirement: GRY 100(3).
  2. HSP 210(2), 215(3), 218(3), HSP 220(2) or ACC 201(3); HSP 230(2), 310(3), 321(3), 354(3), 410(3), 426(3), 428(3), 480(3), 490(3), 499(6).
  3. Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of HSP 490(3) and 499(6).
  4. Electives to bring total number of hours to 120. Students are encouraged to use these hours to complete more than one option and to take HSP electives.
Complete one of the following options:
Club Management option (9 hours):
  1. HSP 330(3), 345(3); HSP 430(3) or 436(3).
Food and Beverage option (9 hours):
  1. HSP 330(3), 409(3), 435(3).
General Operations option (9 hours):
  1. HSP 340(3); HSP 430(3) or 436(3); HSP 315(3) or 370(3) or 435(3).
Lodging option (9 hours):
  1. HSP 315(3), 360(3), 370(3).
Senior Living Management option (9 hours):
  1. HSP 330(3); GER 366(3) or PSY 366(3); GER 375(3) or SOC 375(3).
Tourism option (9 hours):
  1. GRY 310(3), GRY 510(3); HSP 340(3).

University level requirements:

  1. General Education Program and Requirements
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Hospitality Leadership (BAS)

Bachelor of Applied Science

Major requirements (52-53 hours):

  1. Associate of Science or Associate of Applied Science degree from an accredited institution. Contact the department for details.
  2. HSP 210(2), 215(3), 218(3); HSP 220(2) or ACC 201(3); HSP 230(2), 321(3).
  3. Core courses: HSP 310(3), 354(3), 428(3), 490(3), 499(6).
  4. 12 additional hours of upper division HSP electives.
  5. Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of HSP 490(3) and 499(6).
  6. Seven additional hours of advisor approved upper division electives to bring total upper division hours in degree to 40.

University level requirements:

  1. General Education Program and Requirements
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Accelerated graduate program in Professional Studies

Eligible Missouri State undergraduate students may apply for admission to the Master of Professional Studies program and begin taking graduate course work as they complete the work for a bachelor’s degree. A maximum of 12 hours of graduate credit may be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree (Mixed Credit). Refer to the Graduate Catalog for specific admission requirements.

Refer to Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Classes for additional information and procedures for obtaining permission for Mixed Credit.