The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration prepares its graduates for management careers in the hospitality industry. Graduates are awarded a bachelor of business administration degree with a major in hospitality administration. The primary goal is to provide a well-integrated curriculum incorporating courses in the arts, sciences, general business theory, and hospitality applications that will prepare our students for management positions in the hospitality industry.
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Unique points:
The school offers a mentoring program for hospitality majors as well as scholarships awarded annually.
The school has the support of local, regional, and national hospitality executives.
The school was chosen by the Club Managers Association of America to develop, produce, and direct their Business Management Institute for certification of club managers across the United States.
The school has a scholarship program for hospitality majors based on academic, work and extracurricular performance.
Located in downtown Atlanta amidst world-class hotels, restaurants and venues, the School of Hospitality optimizes its urban location by offering real-world learning beyond the classroom walls.
The School of Hospitality has numerous industry partnerships that link faculty and students to important learning opportunities. Examples of these partnerships include:
- Georgia State's School of Hospitality is home to the Business Management Institute of Club Managers Association of America. Having started at Georgia State in the 1980s, Business Management Institute I and the Certification Review Course are offered several times annually to private club managers from around the world.
- The School of Hospitality offers the "Emerging Leaders Program" for the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA). This five-day professional development program is for managers in the growing vending industry.
- Hospitality classes regularly engage in high-level projects with well-known industry brands. These projects provide tremendous learning opportunities as well as networking contacts.
The School's Industry Advisory Board, composed of over forty hospitality leaders, lends its support and involvement to the School.
Requirements
Students majoring in hospitality administration will take 21 semester hours of required Hospitality (HADM) courses. These core courses will give the student a general knowledge of all segments of the hospitality industry. Specialized elective courses and work study experience allow students to gain additional insight regarding specific industry segments.
Required Major Courses: HAdm 3010, 3401, 3402, 3720, 3750, 3760, 4100, 4800.
As an exception to normal degree requirements, hospitality majors are required to select RCB electives from courses in the hospitality major. This exception is provided to fulfill the requirements of the hospitality administration accrediting body that hospitality majors specialize in more than one area of the discipline.
Work Experience Requirement
All students majoring in hospitality administration must have practical industry experience in order to be approved for graduation. Each student is given the opportunity to test career objectives and gain exposure to the work environment as it actually exists in the hospitality industry. This experience assists in developing professional work habits, provides for a smooth transition into full-time employment, helps develop self-confidence, and provides exposure to the different components of the hospitality industry. Students who have full-time jobs in nonhospitality occupations do not have to quit their jobs; however, in order to satisfy the requirements for the work-study experience, students are advised to begin working part-time in an adviser-approved hospitality position as soon as possible.
A required noncredit course, HAdm 4900, is offered each semester to assist students in meeting this work-study requirement. Students must register for this course during their senior year. They should obtain a course description packet from the school office and contact the Work Study Coordinator in the school for more detailed information.
Accreditation
The program was accredited in 1992 by the Accreditation Commission on Programs in Hospitality Administration, a specialized accrediting body and has been re-accredited every seven years since 1992. The program is an institutional member of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education, the principal academic and professional association for hospitality education programs.
