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Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) offers an excellent career path. As the top retail employment sector in the country, this industry provides jobs for countless individuals. The need for skilled managers rises alongside expanding service demands. This growth comes with heightened expectations for comfort, efficiency, and tailored guest experiences. These trends create greater opportunities for competent professionals to oversee hospitality businesses and guide work teams. NDSU's HTM program aims to cultivate capable leaders for this vibrant industry. Through specialized coursework, students gain industry expertise, people management techniques, and analytical skills while building professional ethics. As North Dakota's sole four-year ACPHA-accredited HTM program, we maintain rigorous standards to deliver exceptional hospitality education. Our curriculum blends essential general education with specialized training in hospitality resource management. Advanced courses focus on practical projects, service quality assessment, and operational excellence. Students can select electives in various specialties including food service, gaming operations, club management, resorts, and event planning. The program requires a 24-credit Business Administration minor, providing crucial commercial knowledge that complements hospitality-specific marketing and management training. A minimum 2.5 GPA is required for business course enrollment.