Degree Requirements 2008-2009 Catalog Year

1. FGCU General Education Program (GEP) (36 hrs)
Visit the General Education Program web site for more information:
http://www.fgcu.edu/general_education/

1. Communication (6 hrs)
2. Mathematics (6 hrs)
3. Humanities (9 hrs)
4. D. Social Sciences (6-9 hrs)
5. Natural Sciences (6-9 hrs)

2. Common Prerequisites

• HFT 1000 Introduction to Hospitality/Tourism (3)

3. Required Courses in the Major (42 hrs)

• HFT 3003 Introduction to Resort, Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt (3)
• HFT 3006 Mgmt of Resort & Hospitality HumanResources (3)
• HFT 3407 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt. Accounting (3)
• HFT 3573 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt. Marketing (3)
• HFT 3670 Resort & Hospitality Management Law, Legal Issues & Risk Management (3)
• HFT 3806 Management of Food & Beverage Operations (3)
• HFT 4275 Resort Development & Management (3)
• HFT 4342 Resort & Recreation Planning, Programming, & Facilities Design (3)
• HFT 4408 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Budgeting & Finance (3)
• HFT 4295 Resort & Hospitality Management Senior Seminar (3)

Select one of the following:

• HFT 3443 Hospitality Information Technology (3)
• HFT 4253 RHM Lodging Operations & Mgmt. (3)

Select one of the following:

• HFT 4945 Internship in Resort & Hospitality Mgmt (9)
• HFT 4944 RHM Field Experience (3) and HFT 4945 Internship in Resort & Hospitality Mgmt (6)

4. Restricted Coursework/Concentration (15 hrs)
Select one of the following groupings:

A. No concentration noted on transcript
Select 6 hours from the following:

• HFT 3203 Spa Services and Treatments (3)
• HFT 3204 Spa Operations and Management (3)
• HFT 3270 Introduction to Club & Spa Management (3)
• HFT 3383 Adv. Golf Merchandising Oper. (2)
• HFT 3471 Event Operations & Financial Mgmt. (3)
• HFT 3543 Spa Industry Customer Experience (3)
• HFT 3572 Resort & Hospitality Management Sales, Advertising and Public Relations (3)
• HFT 3754 Conventions and Meetings Management (3)
• HFT 3757 Principles of Event Management (3)
• HFT 3802 Catering and Special Event Operations (3)
• HFT 3854 Spa Client Wellness and Healthy Cuisines (3)
• HFT 4010 Strategic Issues in Resort Management (3)
• HFT 4273 Resort Timeshare, Condominium Vacation Interval Ownership (3)
• HFT 4286 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Professional Communication and Presentations (3)
• HFT 4380 Golf Course Ownership (3)
• HFT 4381 Golf Executive Management (3)
• HFT 4912 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Direct Individual Study (3)
• HFT 4955 Resort & Hospitality Mgmt Study Abroad (3)

Select an additional 9 hours of courses from the above list or any HFT prefix course at the 3000 level or above.

B. Event Management Concentration
Required courses:

• HFT 3471 Event Operations and Financial Mgmt. (3)
• HFT 3754 Conventions and Meetings Management (3)
• HFT 3757 Principles of Event Management (3)
• HFT 3802 Catering and Special Event Operations (3)
• HFT 4791 Event Management Senior Project (3)

C. Spa Management Concentration
Required courses:

• HFT 3203 Spa Services and Treatments (3)
• HFT 3204 Spa Operations and Management (3)
• HFT 3271 Intro. to Club and Spa Management (3)
• HFT 3543 Spa Industry Customer Experience (3)
• HFT 3854 Spa Client Wellness and Healthy Cuisines (3)

5. University Requirements (3)

• IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)

6. Additional Electives (Variable)

TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED 120 HRS

Additional Graduation Requirements

• Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
• At least 48 of the 120 hours must be in the upper division (3000 and higher).
• At least 30 of the last 60 hours must be earned at FGCU.
• Satisfy CLAST, Gordon Rule writing and computation, and foreign language entrance requirements.
• Satisfy Service Learning requirement. See www.fgcu.edu/connect/