Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Endicott College Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2025 Endicott College Academic Catalog

Hospitality Management Major (Bachelor of Science)


The School of Business offers a Hospitality Management major providing hands-on experiental learning opportunities in culinary arts management and service management at La Chanterelle, Endicott’s premier non-traditional classroom. The school’s collaboration with the Wylie Inn and Conference Center provides additional experiential learning opportunities to develop operational expertise in a hotel and conference center workplace.

Hospitality Management is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA), which ensures that it meets or exceeds standards of educational excellence.  This accreditation is renewed every seven years, requiring the School to remain current as well as forward thinking.  Best practices in hospitality education ensure that students studying hospitality management at Endicott College have the skills, knowledge, and abilities to succeed in the hospitality industry.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125-126


First Year - Credits: 32


  • Hospitality Elective (Cr:3)

Sophomore - Credits: 32


  • Literary Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Elective (Cr: 3)

Junior - Credits: 31-32


  • Aesthetic Awareness General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Individual and Society General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr. 3-4)
  • Values & Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement (Cr:3)
  • Hospitality Elective (Cr: 6)

Senior - Credits: 30


  • General Education Elective (Cr. 6)
  • Hospitality Elective (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of the hospitality management program, students will:

  • Develop strong interpersonal and communication skills associated with customer negotiation and active listening within the discipline of Hospitality Management.
  • Communicate effectively in written form within the discipline of Hospitality Management.
  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage within the discipline of Hospitality Management.
  • Interpret and apply a range of essential financial and strategic planning practices within the discipline of Hospitality Management.