Program Requirements

First Semester

Course #Course TitleCreditsPrerequisites/Comments

109-329Hospitality Skills for Success1Corequisite: 109-330, 109-331, 109-332, 109-333This course will work in collaboration with the Hospitality Internship, second 8 weeks, to address and reaffirm employability skills in a natural, work-based hospitality learning environment. Students will continue the development and enhancement of job seeking skills, while practicing job retention skills such as problem solving, time management, accountability, self-awareness and working relationships.

109-330Hospitality Applications21st 8 weeks | Corequisite: 109-329, 109-331, 109-332, 109-333Hospitality Applications is an 8-week course that offers hands on learning opportunities to practice and apply hospitality tasks required to seek entry level employment. Students will be guided in applying and demonstrating positive interpersonal skills and professional customer service skills, while focusing on maintaining a safe work environment, safe food facilities and positive worker habits. Hospitality Applications enhances students' knowledge through application of tasks and demonstration of skills through classroom learning and lab experiences.

109-331Safety & Sanitation Fundmntls11st 8 weeks | Corequisite: 109-329, 109-330, 109-332, 109-333Safety and Sanitations Fundamentals is an 8-week course that helps students develop a foundation in detecting safety hazards and bring awareness to best practices to maintain safe facilities. Students will explore safe working habits targeting areas such as principles of safe lifting, proper use of cleaners and chemicals, personal hygiene and health, proper storage and handling of foods, as well as cleaning and sanitizing.

109-332Guest Relations Fundamentals11st 8 weeks | Corequisite: 109-329, 109-330, 109-331, 109-333Guest Relations Fundamentals is an 8-week course introducing students to the importance of working with others in a constructive and cooperative working relationship. Students will explore ways to better handle challenging customers and be provided experiences to recognize positive interpersonal skills and professional customer service.

109-333Hospitality Internship12nd 8 weeks | Corequisite: 109-329, 109-330, 109-331, 109-332In this 1-credit internship students will apply course competencies in employment opportunities at CVTC and community based placements. The course competencies include: apply essential hospitality tasks, demonstrate interpersonal skills, demonstrate customer service skills, apply safe food, facilities, and worker habits, apply constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and apply strategies to better handle challenging customers.

TOTAL CREDITS:6