2024-2025 Catalog 
  
    May 16, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Hotel Management - Restaurant and Food Industry Management (HOTR), Minor

Location(s): Ferris Main Campus


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Minor

The Hotel/Restaurant and Food Industry Management minor is designed to complement any major by preparing students with a fundamental knowledge of hotel and restaurant operations. Required courses focus on an essential understanding of the financial management and service leadership critical to ensure successful operations of a safe and profitable hospitality business. Additional electives allow students the opportunity to select courses to fulfill their individual career objectives and interests. Throughout their studies, students will have the opportunity to earn nationally recognized certifications, such as ServSafe, and TIPS as part of their course work.

Program Outcomes


  1. Determine correct course of managerial action based on financial reports and operational assessments.
  2. Identify industry standard principles and practices for a hospitality service delivery system.

Admission Requirements


New Student Admission Requirements


  • Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements


  • Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

All Minor Requirements - 18 Credits Required


Minor Courses - 6 Credits Required


Hotel Management Courses - 6 Credits Required


Restaurant and Food Industry Courses - 6 Credits Required


Notes


  • Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
  • Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

Graduation Requirements


In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.

University Graduation Requirements


These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:

  • A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
  • A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
  • A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
  • A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
  • A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
  • Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
  • The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements


These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

  • All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.
  • A term prior to completion of the minor, student must log into MyFSU and complete the “Apply for Graduation”. You will receive an email back with the next steps to take. Once this is done the Graduation Secretary will notify the Registrar who will note the completion of the minor.

Contact Information


Hospitality Management Department
(231) 591-2382
[email protected]

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