Dual Degree: Master of Science - Hotel Administration & Master of Science - Management Information Systems

Course Requirements

Degree Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 24 credits of MS HOA courses and a minimum of 24 credits of MS MIS courses.
2. A grade point average of at least 3.00 for course work required for the degree.
3. No grade lower than C is acceptable.
4. With approval of the MS MIS program graduate coordinator, required MIS courses may be substituted with elective courses to avoid duplication of a student’s previous course work and to address the needs of the student’s specific career choice.
5. Students with unsatisfactory progress toward the degree requirements are subject to dismissal. A student with a grade of C or lower in any of the required courses for the degree will be put on probation for one semester. Conditions and deadlines for the removal of probation will be specified. Failure to meet the condition will result in departure from the program. A student with two grades of C or lower will be dropped from the program.
6. The Hotel Administration portion of the dual degree program requires successful completion of a professional paper that must adhere to the standards in the American Psychological Association’s current publication manual regarding writing style and format. This paper must be completed at the end of the dual program and examine a topic relating to Information Technology in Hospitality.

Graduation Requirements

Successfully complete a professional paper.

Students cannot graduate from one portion of the dual degree until the requirements for both are met. Students must apply to graduate from both programs for the same semester.

Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.

Course Requirements

Degree Requirements

1. Completion of a minimum of 24 credits of MS HOA courses and a minimum of 24 credits of MS MIS courses.
2. A grade point average of at least 3.00 for course work required for the degree.
3. No grade lower than C is acceptable.
4. With approval of the MS MIS program graduate coordinator, required MIS courses may be substituted with elective courses to avoid duplication of a student’s previous course work and to address the needs of the student’s specific career choice.
5. Students with unsatisfactory progress toward the degree requirements are subject to dismissal. A student with a grade of C or lower in any of the required courses for the degree will be put on probation for one semester. Conditions and deadlines for the removal of probation will be specified. Failure to meet the condition will result in departure from the program. A student with two grades of C or lower will be dropped from the program.
6. In consultation with their advisor, a student will organize a thesis committee of at least three departmental members and a fourth member from outside the department, known as the Graduate College Representative. An additional committee member may be added at the student and department’s discretion. Please see Graduate College policy for committee appointment guidelines.

Graduation Requirements

The student must submit and successfully defend their thesis by the posted deadline. The defense must be advertised and is open to the public.

After the thesis defense, the student must electronically submit a properly formatted PDF copy of their thesis to the Graduate College for format check. Once the thesis format has been approved by the Graduate College, the student will submit the approved electronic version to the ProQuest. Deadlines for thesis defenses, format check submissions, and final ProQuest submission can be found here.

Students cannot graduate from one portion of the dual degree until the requirements for both are met.

Students must apply to graduate from both programs for the same semester.

Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.