BS in Global Hospitality Leadership is a specialized business degree that combines traditional business courses in accounting, economics, and law with social sciences, hospitality marketing, human resources, and communications. Students are also required to complete 1,000 hours of industry-related work experience as part of the degree and choose a career track to create a personalized degree plan that focuses on the sector of hospitality that interests them most. Students pursuing a career in the wine & spirits industry may also choose to earn a minor in beverage management and marketing.
Completion of our bachelor's degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours of coursework and a minimum of 1,000 clock hours of work experience in the hospitality industry. Students must satisfy at least 36 advanced credit hours with at least 24 of the last 30 semester credit hours in residence. Students wishing to declare a major in Global Hospitality Leadership must earn a minimum cumulative UH GPA of 2.85, submit a completed UH General Petition form declaring this major to the GHL Office of Academic Services, and sign an official major degree plan.