The goal of the Hospitality Management Associate in Science for Transfer program is to prepare students for transfer to a California State University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management or a similar major. The program is intended and designed to make the transfer of Columbia College students to CSU as seamless as possible. The major requirements of this degree align with the Transfer Model Curriculum. It is the most efficient pathway for students desiring to transfer to CSU in a similar major in a timely manner. Students should consult with a counselor to determine whether this degree is the best option for their transfer goals.
The Hospitality Management Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree through Columbia College provides students with a core curriculum in skills, theory and critical thinking. The program is further designed to foster critical thinking and to apply analytical skills to upper-division course work and to everyday problem solving. Students have course options in hospitality careers, food safety, culinary math, management theory, legal considerations, beverage laws and management, food preparation, financial accounting and microeconomics.
This program will prepare students for supervisory positions in the industry including but not limited to:
