Hospitality Administration (B.A.S.)

BASHA I and BASHA II

The bachelor of applied science in hospitality administration (BASHA) undergraduate degree completion programs are for domestic and international students who already hold two-or three-year credentials in the field. The programs include an extensive cooperative education experience as well as academic requirements and lead to a baccalaureate degree in 14 or 21 months.

BASHA I
Students who possess a three-year diploma in an area of hospitality from an accredited institution, which is typical in some countries, would enroll in a 14-month program that provides an overview of American culture and the hospitality industry in the United States. Students complete 42 credits at Southern New Hampshire University. Included in the program is a 12-credit internship in an American hotel or resort.

Students completing this degree program would be prepared either to find positions in the hospitality field in the United States or to return to their own nations with a greater appreciation for the United States and its hospitality industry. Admission is open only to those students who have completed a three-year program at an approved institution.

General Education Courses
ECO 325 Economics for Hospitality Students
COM 212 Public Speaking

(must take 1 of the following math courses, based on math background) 
MAT 120 Finite Mathematics
MAT 220 Statistics 
     
Choose one:
PSY 108 Introduction to Psychology
SOC 112 Introduction to Sociology

Hospitality Administration Major Courses 
  
HTM 416 Legal Issues in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
HTM 420 Financial Management in the Hospitality Industry
HTM 421 Strategic Management in Hospitality/Tourism
HTM 426 The American Work Experience
HTM 490 Hospitality and Tourism Management Cooperative Education
     
Choose one:
MKT 320  Sales Management
HTM 428  Resort Development and Management

Free Electives

BASHA II
Students with two-year degrees from accredited hospitality management programs would enroll in Southern New Hampshire University’s 21-month bachelor of applied science in hospitality administration degree program. Students who transfer to Southern New Hampshire University are required to complete an additional 60 credits, including a 12-credit cooperative education experience. Students graduating from this program would be prepared to enter management positions in the hospitality industry.

Admission is open only to students with associate degrees from accredited hospitality management programs. Students who have not completed the following courses as part of their two-year programs will be required to take them either during the summer prior to entering Southern New Hampshire University or during their first semesters:

• two semesters of English writing
• one semester of introduction to marketing
• one semester of financial accounting or two semesters of accounting principles
• one semester of college mathematics
• one semester of history or social science

General Education Courses
ACC	201	Financial Accounting  (course description)
ECO	201	Microeconomics (course description)
ECO	202	Macroeconomics (course description)
MKT	113	Intro to Marketing  (course description)
ENG	220	Business Communication (course description)
FIN	320	Principles of Finance (course description)
MAT	220	Statistics (course description)
FAS	___        One Fine Arts Elective
HIS/SOC	___	One HIS/SOC Elective
One free elective
Hospitality Core Courses
HTM	112	Introduction to the Hospitality/Tourism Industry(course description)
HOS	220	Geography of Global Cultures (course description)
HOS	311	Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development  (course description)
HTM	314	Hospitality and Tourism Marketing  (course description)
HTM	315	Rooms Division Management (course description)
HTM	320	Hospitality Managerial Accounting  (course description)
HOS	416	Legal Issues in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (course description)
HOS	418	Hospitality Facilities Management  (course description)
HOS	420	Financial Management in Hospitality (course description)
HTM	421	Strategic Management in Hospitality/Tourism (course description)
HOS	422	Beverage Management and Control  (course description)