Hospitality Management AS-T

What can I do with this?

We are now offering associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. This provides a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. This AS-T degree guarantees admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and gives priority admission consideration to your local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to your community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses. Learn more about the Degree with a Guarantee Program.

The Hospitality Management Degree for Transfer

• Guarantees acceptance to the CSU system
• Prepares students for transfer at the junior level to California State University programs and colleges offering bachelor's degrees in
  • Hospitality Management
  • Business Administration
  • Tourism and Recreation Management
  • Event Management

Current and prospective community college students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.

What will I learn?

• To utilize hospitality industry best practices and theoretical frameworks to make logical, ethical, sustainable, equitable, and inclusive decisions that create favorable guest experiences in a variety of hospitality contexts.
• To employ appropriate and ethical leadership, personnel, and business management techniques and skills within various types of hospitality businesses.
• To apply current, relevant, and trending methods of operation to increase performance, growth, and profit in hospitality organizations, with a focus on customer service, diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, sustainability, and legal and ethical issues across the industry.

What courses do I take?

Note: Some courses within the major have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the Department Chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation and verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please see a counselor for more information about the Prerequisite Challenge process.

Complete the following course:

Complete the following courses:

Select two of the following courses:

General Ed Requirements

Complete one of the following general education patterns:

• Option A | Cerro Coso Local General Education Pattern
• Option B | Cal-GETC – California General Education Transfer Curriculum

Program Pathways

All classes needed for this degree are available at the following campuses: CC Online Ridgecrest/IWV

Additionally, some of the general education courses needed to complete this major are available at all our locations.

See Counseling for specific help with enrolling and completing this major.

How can I afford it?

This degree requires 60.0 units and will likely take 4 semesters.

Approximate Total Costs

*This is an estimate. Actual costs will vary.

Need help? Financial Aid can help with fee waivers and scholarships and other aid. Make sure to fill out your FAFSA every January.