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NIACC Hospitality/Food Service Management
Curriculum

First Year

First Term

BUS-102   Introduction to Business   3 s.h.
BUS-107   Business Careers   1 s.h.
ENG-105   Composition I   3 s.h.
HCM-103   ServSafe Food Safety+   1 s.h.
HCM-135   Food Production+   4 s.h.
HCM-607   Hospitality and Restaurant Management+   2 s.h.
    14 s.h.
BUS-225   Business Internships+   4 s.h.


Second Term

ACC-111   Introduction to Accounting   3 s.h.
  OR ACC-121 Principles of Accounting I (3 s.h.)
BCA-215   Computer Business Applications   3 s.h.
BUS-161   Human Relations   3 s.h.
HCM-239   Customer Service+   2 s.h.
HCM-283   Controlling Food Service Costs+   2 s.h.
HCM-325   Human Resources Management and Supervision+   2 s.h.
    15 s.h.

Second Year

Third Term

HCM-232   Culinary Nutrition   2 s.h.
MKT-140   Principles of Selling   3 s.h.
SPC-111   Public Speaking   2 s.h.
  Business Elective(s)   3 s.h.
  Math/Social Science/OR Humanities Elective(s)   6 s.h.
    16 s.h.

Fourth Term

HCM-205   Dinner and Front of the House   3 s.h.
HCM-236   Culinary Arts and Book of Yields   2 s.h.
MGT-101   Principles of Management   3 s.h.
  Business Elective(s)   3 s.h.
  Math/Social Science/OR Humanities Elective(s)   3 s.h.
    14 s.h.
  Total Program Hours   63 s.h.

+ Upon successful completion of this course, a student will receive a certificate from the National Restaurant Association showing competence in this area. This program contains seven courses in which students may earn certifications. A student who earns all seven certifications will receive additional recognition form the National Restaurant Association.

Recommended Electives

ACC-122   Principles of Accounting II   3 s.h.
ACC-135   Personal Income Tax   3 s.h.
ADM-131   Office Calculators   1 s.h.
BCA-152   Electronic Spreadsheets   3 s.h.
BUS-134   The Successful Entrepreneur   2 s.h.
BUS-136   Creativity, Innovation, and Opportunity Analysis   2 s.h.
BUS-142   Planning the Entrepreneurial Venture   3 s.h.
BUS-185   Business Law I   3 s.h.
ECN-120   Principles of Macroeconomics   3 s.h.
ECN-130   Principles of Microeconomics   3 s.h.
FLS-141   Elementary Spanish I   3 s.h.
MGT-101   Principles of Management   3 s.h.
MGT-170   Human Resource Management   3 s.h.
MKT-110   Principles of Marketing   3 s.h.
MKT-140   Principles of Selling   3 s.h.
MKT-150   Principles of Advertising   3 s.h.
PHI-105   Introduction to Ethics   3 s.h.

For additional Business electives, see NIACC Catalog.

Business Internships

It's as easy as 1,2,3!

  1. Talk to the Business Internship Coordinator or your Counselor to decide when in your college career you should participate in an internship.
  2. Entroll in and pass Business Careers (BUS-107).
    • Business Careers is a 1 s.h., 5-week, pass/no pass course that is a prerequisite to Business Internships ~ it can be taken at any time prior to a Business Internship.
  3. Upon passing Business Careers, the student is eligible for a Business Internship (BUS-225).
    • Students may register for a Business Internship only when they have located, secured and have had the internship site approved with the Business Internship Coordinator.
    • Business Internship credit ranges from 1 s.h. to 5 s.h. ~ this must be determined prior to registering for the course.

All students are highly encouraged to participate in a Business Internship before graduating.


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