Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, B.A.A.S.

About the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management Degree

The RHIM B.A.A.S., the first of its kind in Texas, will serve as a completer program for individuals who earned an A.A.S. degree in culinary sciences or hospitality management from an accredited community college. The program of work includes up to 33 hours of culinary or hospitality credits earned at the community college from which students received their A.A.S. degree. In addition, Texas Tech University and College of Human Sciences core courses and 40 credits of RHIM program core courses and electives are required, giving students a well-rounded hospitality business education. A required 400-hour hospitality industry internship counts toward the 1,200-hour work experience needed to earn the B.A.A.S. degree.