Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science

Mission: The Institute of the South for Hospitality and Culinary Arts is dedicated to the meaningful learning and excellent teaching that enables our students to achieve their full potential in the hospitality, dietetics and food service industries. Our long term goal is to empower students to become leading partners in a dynamic prosperous community.

The hospitality and tourism management program is designed to provide career-oriented students with basic hospitality management principles and training for supervisory/management positions in the hotel, motel, lodging and tourism industry. The program provides students with a foundation for building a rewarding career in a dynamic, growing industry. The hospitality industry is the second largest and fastest growing business in Florida. Associate in science degree students with an educational background in this business are in demand.

Educational coursework includes emphasis on communication, management, human relations and leadership skills. Through the internship program hospitality management students gain college credit and valuable, profitable work experience.

Immediately upon enrolling and before selecting first semester courses prospective students must be advised by the hospitality management professor to ensure proper course sequencing. They will be advised by a College counselor for general academic and financial direction. The program manager, with the approval of the dean of instruction may require additional courses or make substitutions to meet the needs of the students. This program is offered at North Campus during the day and evening.

Students enrolled in food production courses are required to purchase a knife set and an approved chef’s uniform and black non-skid shoes. Students enrolled in dining room courses will be required to purchase dining room uniforms. Textbooks are required for a majority of the courses.

Students must supply their own health insurance coverage while enrolled in the program. Companies who provide internship sites require students to have insurance coverage while on their premises.

Not all courses are offered every term. There is a specific order in which many courses must be completed. The recommended sequence is available in a student handout.

For further information on this program contact: Program Manager, Institute of the South for Hospitality and Culinary Arts, North Campus, Room D-304, 766-5563.

NOTE: Students have two degree alternatives in this program: The associate in science (A.S.) and the associate in applied science (A.A.S.). If you intend to pursue further education at the university level, you should enroll in the A.S. option. The A.S. guarantees your admission with junior standing into one of the state’s public universities. If you intend to go directly to work after completing your associate’s degree, consider the A.A.S. While the A.A.S. will not provide you with the transfer benefits of the A.S., the A.A.S. will provide you with the skills required to begin working in the field immediately upon graduation. If you are unsure of which option is best for you, please see an advisor for further counseling.

Requirements and Recommended Course Groupings

The following is a presentation of required courses in recommended course groupings for this program. These groupings are only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow these precisely. The availability of courses, the student’s testing and academic performance and other factors may alter the student’s actual course completion sequence. Students of this program may register for courses in any grouping as long as the student has met any prerequisites for the course.

Course Grouping One
(First term load for full-time students; 2-5 terms for part-time students.)

Course Number and Title	Credits
HFT 1000 Introduction to Hospitality Management	3
HFT 1250 The Management of Hotel/Motel Operations	3
ENC 1101 English Composition I	3
*Mathematics	3
Credit Hours	12

Course Grouping Two
(Second term load for full-time students; 2-5 terms for part-time students.)

Course Grouping Three
(Third term load for full-time students; 2-5 terms for part-time students.)

Course Grouping Four
(Fourth term load for full-time students; 2-5 terms for part-time students.)

Course Grouping Five
(Fifth term load for full-time students; 2-5 terms for part-time students.)

Professional Electives
(Select from the following.)

HFT 2700 Tourism
HFT 2277 Club Operations Management
FSS 2284 Catering and Buffet Management
SLS 1931 Selected Topics in Student Life Skills

*Refer to A.S. degree General Education Requirements.

NOTE: Students earning an A.S. degree must take MAC 1105, MGF 1106 or a higher level mathematics course. Students earning an A.A.S. degree must take MAT 1033 or a higher level mathematics course.