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Unofficial transfer plan 2025-2026

Hospitality and Tourism – Hotel Management, Maricopa

NAU Transfer Plans are a unique tool designed to help guide your academic journey from community college to NAU. Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Hospitality and Tourism – Hotel Management at a Maricopa County Community College to NAU’s Bachelor of Science, Hotel and Restaurant Management

To be completed at Maricopa Community College

  • Additional transferable credits to reach maximum possible transfer of 75 credits

To be completed at Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Science, Hotel and Restaurant Management major requirements:

  • Hospitality administration core (45 credits)
    • HA 100 – Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
    • HA 208 – Fieldwork Experience – Internship
    • HA 210 – Hotel Operations and Management
    • HA 240 – Restaurant Operations and Management
    • HA 243 – Foundations in Kitchen Operations
    • HA 250 – Facilities and Sustainability Management for Hotels
    • HA 260 – Hospitality Managerial Accounting
    • HA 270 – Hospitality Information Technology II
    • HA 315 – Hospitality Leadership and Ethics (meets junior-level writing requirements)
    • HA 335 – Hospitality Law
    • HA 345 – Hospitality Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
    • HA 351 – Corporate Finance for Hospitality Managers
    • HA 355 – Revenue Management and Cost Control for Restaurants
    • HA 365 – Hospitality Marketing
    • HA 415 – Hospitality Industry Analytics
    • HA 490C – Senior Seminar (meets the senior capstone requirement)
  • Business requirements (12 credits)
    • ACC 255 – Financial Accounting for Business
    • ECO 280 – Introduction to Economics
    • ISM 120 – Intro to Computer Information Systems
    • MGT 303 – Concepts in Management
  • Concentration requirements (15 credits) – Hospitality Administration (HA) courses, or courses offered in other professional schools, such as The W. A. Franke College of Business, 9 units must be upper-division coursework (300-400 level) working with your advisor to choose courses appropriate to your career goals. You may not use general electives to meet this requirement.

Hospitality Certificates (15 credits)

  • Human Resource Management (Online and Flagstaff)
  • Restaurant Management (Online and Flagstaff)
  • Hotel Management (Online and Flagstaff)
  • International Tourism Management (Flagstaff only)
  • Hospitality Accounting (Flagstaff only)
  • Interior Design for HRM Majors (Flagstaff only)
  • Event Management and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibits) (Flagstaff only)

Additional information

  • Program available Online and Flagstaff Mountain campus.
  • Students who complete an Associate of Business (ABus) degree will have their classes block transferred satisfying all lower division HA courses. If students need support in career direction, HA 100, HA 210, and HA 240 would be beneficial, but are not required. Contact your advisor for details.
  • You must obtain and document 1200 hours of relevant employment in a hospitality related enterprise for the technical, hands-on portion of your degree plan.
  • You must also earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 in all hospitality administration core and business auxiliary courses (combined) by the time you graduate.
  • You must complete four Pathway milestone events prior to enrollment in HA 315W and all eight Pathway milestone events prior to enrollment in HA 490C.
  • We recommend you take CST 111 or CST 151 to satisfy General Studies Social and Political Worlds requirements
  • This program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).
  • This program is nationally recognized by the Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE).
  • The NAU academic catalog is the official source for all academic requirements and policies. Any discrepancies from other sources will default to the catalog.
  • Work with your Community College advisor or your NAU Transfer Representative to identify which community college courses transfer to meet NAU requirements.

The Hotel and Restaurant Management degree plan is enhanced by the following resources:

  • The Arizona Hospitality Research and Resource Center was created to serve as a resource for our students and to provide research and service for the hospitality industry.
  • The Marion W. Isbell Endowment for Hospitality Ethics was established to encourage applied research in hospitality ethics and management and to increase awareness and resolution of ethical problems related to the hospitality industry through educational programs.