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JMU Major: Hospitality and Tourism Management
Description of the Major | Degrees Offered | Concentrations | Minors |
Declaring the Major | Progressing in the Major

Description of the Major

As part of the nationally recognized JMU College of Business, the hospitality and tourism management major is designed to develop hospitality and tourism management leaders through sound theoretical coursework, innovative learning activities, mentoring opportunities, exposure to premier hospitality organizations and interactions with dynamic industry professionals. Major requirements are met through small classes, team learning experiences, and meaningful personal contacts with faculty and industry professionals. In the major, you will complete a supervisory internship prior to graduation.

Degrees Offered

B.B.A.

Concentrations

None

Minors

None

Declaring the Major

New Freshmen and Transfer Students


New Freshmen
New freshmen must declare the Hospitality Management major when you register for orientation.
New Transfer Students
New transfer students who plan to graduate after May 2013 must declare the Hospitality Management major.

New transfer students who have earned a JMU-approved associates degree (in business administration) from a Virginia Community College and plan to graduate from JMU in May 2013 should declare the Hospitality and Tourism Management major.

Currently Enrolled Major Changers
Submit a "Change or Declaration of Major" form to the School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management in Godwin Hall, room 355.

Progressing in the Major

Full Admission to the College of Business
Declaring a business major does not guarantee full admission to the College of Business. You must formally apply for full admission to the College of Business by submitting an application for admission during the semester in which you are completing the lower-level B.B.A. core courses.

Students are formally admitted into the College of Business as a B.B.A. degree seeking major and permitted to register for COB 300 when the following requirements are met:

  1. A completed application for admission into the College of Business is submitted to the College of Business Academic Services Center located in 205 Zane Showker Hall, according to the following schedule:

    • October 1 for upcoming Spring semester

    • March 1 for upcoming Summer session and Fall semesters

  2. All 10 lower-level Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) core courses are successfully completed as follows:

    • First Year (It is recommended that you complete the following five B.B.A. core courses by the end of the freshman year):

      • COB 191 or Math 220

      • COB 204

      • GECON 200

      • ECON 201

      • MATH 205 or MATH 235

    • Second Year (It is recommended that you complete the following five B.B.A. core courses by the end of your sophomore year):

      • COB 202

      • COB 218

      • COB 241

      • COB 242

      • COB 291

  3. Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.7 in the B.B.A. lower-level core courses (excluding MATH 205);

    The B.B.A. core GPA is calculated using grades earned in the B.B.A. lower-level core excluding calculus (MATH 205 or MATH 235). Only grades earned at JMU will be used. The university policy for calculating repeat-credit and repeat-forgiveness will be followed.

    Students with a 2.7 B.B.A. core GPA are assured admission into the College of Business and COB 300. Students who meet all of the requirements above but fail to achieve a 2.7 B.B.A. core GPA will be admitted to the College of Business and COB 300 based on B.B.A. core GPA ranking, and pending resources and space availability.

  4. Admission is granted within one calendar year of the applicant's first application. Two applications, in consecutive semesters of enrollment, are permitted.