Hotel and Restaurant Management—Undergraduate Majors Students seeking a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Hotel and Restaurant Management or International Hospitality Management must complete a curriculum of at least 120 units. A minimum of 30 units must be at the upper-division (300 or 400) level. In addition to the course requirements described in the following paragraphs: You must obtain and document 1200 hours of relevant employment in a hospitality-related enterprise for the technical, hands-on portion of your degree plan. You must complete the ethics component in each of your core classes for which there is an ethics requirement. You must also earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 in all hospitality administration core and business auxiliary courses (combined) by the time you graduate. Complete 6 Pathway events prior to taking upper-division (300-400) level courses. Our Hotel and Restaurant Management and International Hospitality Management degree plans are enhanced by the following resources: The Arizona Hospitality Research and Resource Center was created to serve as a resource for our students and to provide research and service for the hospitality industry. The Marion W. Isbell Endowment for Hospitality Ethics was established to encourage applied research in hospitality ethics and management and to increase awareness and resolution of ethical problems related to the hospitality industry through educational programs. NAU’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration of the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education. Hotel and Restaurant Management, Bachelor of Science The hospitality industry is enormous. When you count everything from hotels, restaurants, and resorts to amusement parks, convention halls, stadiums, casinos, country clubs, and spas, you can understand why some consider hospitality/tourism/travel to be the world’s largest industry. Government studies predict that over the next ten years, there will be a boom in management positions in lodging, food service, tourism, recreation, and sports facilities—twice the expected overall rate for employment growth. At Northern Arizona University, you will have close access to faculty from one of the top hotel and restaurant management programs in the country. In a rigorous yet collaborative environment, you will immerse yourself in management courses, technical training, and liberal arts studies. Students are required to complete two semesters of a modern language and work 800 hours in some capacity in a hospitality establishment. Supervised external internships are also available.