Rosen College of Hospitality Management
RESTAURANT AND FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT
(B.S.)
Degree Requirements
(36 hrs)
1. UCF General Education Program (GEP)
9 hrs
A. Communications Foundations
9 hrs
B. Cultural and Historical Foundations
C. Mathematical Foundations
3 hrs
Select MAC 1105 College Algebra
3 hrs
Select CGS 2100C Computer Fundamentals for Business or
STA 2023 Statistical Methods I
D. Social Foundations
3 hrs
Select ECO 2013 Macroeconomics or
Select ECO 2023 Microeconomics
3 hrs
Select one: PSY 2012, SYG 2000, ANT 2000
6 hrs
E. Science Foundation
(3 hrs)
2. Common Program Prerequisites
| HFT 1000 | Introduction to Hospitality Management | 3 hrs |
3. Foundations
| CGS 2100C | Computer Fundamentals of Business | (GEP) |
| or STA 2023 | Statistical Methods I | |
| ECO 2013 | Macroeconomics | (GEP) |
| or ECO 2023 | Microeconomics | |
| MAC 1105 | College Algebra | (GEP) |
(28 hrs)
4. Hospitality Management Core
| HFT 2403 | Hospitality Financial Accounting | 3 hrs |
| HFT 2500 | Hospitality Marketing | 3 hrs |
| HFT 2220 | Hospitality Human Resources | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3444 | Hospitality Information Systems | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3600 | Legal Environment in Hospitality | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3431 | Hospitality Managerial Accounting | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3540 | Guest Services Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4462 | Hospitality Industry Finance | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4286 | Hospitality Communications | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3933 | Distinguished Lectures in Hospitality Mgmt | 1 hr |
(3 hrs)
5. Internship
| HFT 3940 | Internship | 1 hr |
| HFT 4941 | Internship | 1 hr |
| HFT 4944 | Internship | 1 hr |
(24 hrs)
6. Restaurant Management Core
| FSS 2221C | Quantity Food Preparation | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3263 | Restaurant Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4268 | Case Studies in Restaurant Management | 3 hrs |
| FSS 3124 | Supply and Procurement Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4266 | Restaurant Brand Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4281 | Restaurant Leadership Strategies and Tactics | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4861C | Beverage Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4844 | Sanitation in the Food Service Industry | 3 hrs |
7. Special College Requirements
- Final exams will be given during Exam Week only.
- Transfer students to this program must take a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours in Hospitality Management classes at UCF.
(15 hrs)
8. Restricted Electives
Choose any 5 courses from the list below for a total of 15 credit hours
| FSS 3232C | Intermediate Techniques of Food Production | 3 hrs |
| FSS 4286C | Catering and Banquet Organization | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3807 | Multi-Unit Food Service Operations | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4645 | Restaurant Real Estate, Site Selection and Modeling | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4425 | Financial Analysis for Restaurant Managers | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3574 | Foodservice Marketing, Advertising, and Promotion Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4269 | Case Studies in Multi-Unit Restaurant Mgt | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4343 | Hospitality Facilities, Planning and Design | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3654 | Franchising in the Restaurant Industry | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4281 | Restaurant Leadership and Tactics | 3 hrs |
| FSS 3008 | Culture and Cuisine | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3610 | Law and Restaurant Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3285 | International Restaurant Corporation Management | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4284 | Training and Employee Performance in the Food Service Industry | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3834 | Topics in Restaurant & Foodservice Management | 3 hrs |
| FSS 4135 | Corporate Contract & Managed Services Orgs | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4864 | Anheuser-Busch Seminar in Quality Brewing and Fine Beer | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4866C | Exploring Wines of the World | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4453 | Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control | 3 hrs |
| HFT 3868 | History of Wine and Culture | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4894 | International Gastronomy | 3 hrs |
| HUN 3013 | Nutrition in the Food Service Industry | 3 hrs |
| HFT 4865 | Advanced Wine Mgmt | 3 hrs |
(0-8 hrs)
9. Foreign Language Requirements
State University System foreign language admission requirement: two years in high school or one year of college instruction in a single foreign language. (This requirement applies to those students admitted to the University without the required two units of foreign language in high school.)
10. University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 hours of upper division credit completed
- 30 semester hours of coursework completed in residency (last 30 hours) at UCF
- A maximum of 45 semester hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Military credit permitted
- Completion of the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST, and 9 semester hours of Summer credit (if applicable).
(3-11 hrs)
11. Unrestricted Electives
As necessary to result in 120 total credit hours.
120 hrs
Total Semester Hours Required
Community/Junior College Transfer Notes
- Subject to the general grade and residence requirements, credit will be granted for transferred course work equivalent to that required in UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
- Florida Public Community College students are encouraged to complete general education requirements, prior to transferring at UCF.
- A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed at UCF within the Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
- Orientation and advising are two of the most valuable tools that a student can make use of when transferring to UCF. Students should take advantage of both.
Four Year Plan of Study
for B.S. Restaurant and Food Service Management *
Plan your required nine summer credit hours into your course of study.
Freshman Year
| Fall | 15 Hrs | Spring | 15 Hrs |
| ENC 1101 - Eng Comp I | 3 Hrs | ENC 1102 - Eng Comp II | 3 Hrs |
| Cult/Hist Found Sequence I | 3 Hrs | SPC 1600 - Fund Oral Comm | 3 Hrs |
| CGS 2100C or STA 2023 | 3 Hrs | Cult/Hist Found Sequence II | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 1000 - Intro to Hosp Man | 3 Hrs | MAC 1105 - College Algebra | 3 Hrs |
| PSY 2012, SYG 2000, or ANT 2000 | 3 Hrs | FSS 2221C - Quant Food Prep | 3 Hrs |
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Sophomore Year
| Fall | 15 Hrs | Spring | 15 Hrs |
| Science Foundation I | 3 Hrs | Science Foundation II | 3 Hrs |
| ECO 2013 or ECO 2023 | 3 Hrs | Cult/Hist Foundation | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 3263 - Restaurant Mgmt | 3 Hrs | FSS 3124 - Sup & Prod Mgmt | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 2403 - Hosp Fin Acct | 3 Hrs | HFT 3444 - Hosp Info Systems | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 2220 - Hosp Hum Res Mgmt | 3 Hrs | HFT 2500 - Hosp Marketing | 3 Hrs |
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Junior Year
| Fall | 14 Hrs | Spring | 16 Hrs |
| HFT 3540 - Guest Svc Mgmt | 3 Hrs | HFT 4268 - Case Studies in F.S. | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 4266 - Rest Brand Mgmt | 3 Hrs | HFT 4844 Sanitation in the FS Ind. | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 3431 - Hospitality Mgr Acct | 3 Hrs | HFT 4861C Beverage Mgmt | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 4281 - Leader Strategies | 3 Hrs | Rest & F.S. Elective | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 3940 - Internship I | 1 Hr | HFT 4941 - Internship II | 1 Hr |
| HFT 3933 - Dist Lect in Hosp | 1 Hr | HFT 3600 - Legal Environ in Hosp | 3 Hrs |
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Senior Year
| Fall | 15 Hrs | Spring | 15 Hrs |
| HFT 4286 Communications | 3 Hrs | HFT 4462 Finance | 3 Hrs |
| Rest & F.S. Elective | 3 Hrs | Rest & F.S. Elective | 3 Hrs |
| Rest & F.S. Elective | 3 Hrs | HFT 4281 - Leader Strategies | 3 Hrs |
| HFT 4944 - Internship III | 1 Hr | Rest & F.S. Elective | 3 Hrs |
| Unrestricted Electives | 5 Hrs | Unrestrictive Elective | 3 Hrs |
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