Application/ Admission

Students are required to fulfill the admittance requirements of both degrees to be admitted into this dual degree program. The person seeking admission to the MBA/MS in Hospitality Administration Dual Degree Program must:

1. Complete an application on CollegeNet (https://www.applyweb.com/kstateg) using Dual MBA/MS in Hospitality Administration program link. Students desiring to apply only to the MBA or MS in Hospitality Administration should select the specific program NOT the dual degree option in CollegeNet.  The link will be assessable from both College of Business and Department of Hospitality Management portals. Application materials include: official transcript of all completed academic work; GRE or GMAT scores and TOEFL scores, if applicable; statement of objectives; resume; and an Affidavit of Financial Support, if applicable.
2. The graduate admission committee of each program will evaluate the MBA/MS application separately, and only those who are accepted by both programs will be admitted to the dual MBA/MS program.
3. A student who is initially admitted to either the MBA or MS in Hospitality Administration degree and who later decides to pursue the dual degree must apply for change of degree to the MBA/MS dual degree prior to being awarded the first degree.
4. Students admitted to the MBA/MS joint degree program who later decide they only want to complete one of the degrees must:
   1. Submit a written notification to both programs.
   2. Must have their primary program plan changed to reflect the degree to be completed.
   3. Submit a new program of study for the degree program they will complete to the graduate school for an approval. Students must complete the requirements for the respective program to receive the MBA or MS degree. 

Degree Requirements

Business Requirement (30 credit hours total)

May waive 6-12 credit hours if “B” or better is achieved in equivalent courses at the discretion of the program director. Typically waivers are only granted for multiple undergraduate courses taken, and only credits from AACSB accredited institutions are accepted.

• ACCTG 810 - Foundations of Accounting Credits: 3
• ECON 815 - Economic Analysis for Business Credits: 3
• MANGT 810 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
• MANGT 820 - Managing Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
• MANGT 830 - Information Technology Strategy and Application Credits: 3
• MKTG 810 - Marketing Concepts and Research Credits: 3
• ACCTG 860 - Management Accounting and Business Problem Solving Credits: 3
• MANGT 860 - Managing the Triple Bottom Line Business Credits: 3
• MANGT 880 - Business Strategy Credits: 3

• Elective: 3 credit hours, must be an approved graduate elective, such as the following:

• MIS 665 - Business Analytics and Data Mining Credits: 3
• MIS 670 - Social Media Analytics and Web Mining Credits: 3
• MANGT 840 - Advanced Entrepreneurship Credits: 3
• MKTG 844 - Advanced International Marketing Credits: 3
• MKTG 880 - Applied Marketing Analytics Credits: 3

Hospitality Administration Requirement (25 hours total)

Required Core (13 credit hours):

• HM 805 - Advanced Foodservice Management Credits: 3

• Or

• HM 815 - Advanced Lodging Management Credits: 3

• Or

• HM 825 - Advanced Meetings and Business Event Management Credits: 3

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• HM 835 - Survey of Research in Hospitality Management Credits: 3
• HM 885 - Seminar in Hospitality Administration Credits: 1
• HM 895 - Financial Management and Cost Controls for the Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
• STAT 703 - Introduction to Statistical Methods for the Sciences Credits: 3