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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Event and Meeting Management Major, B.S.


Degree Completion Option 1 (includes minor):

To be awarded an EVT degree a student must complete all of the following:

  • All departmental requirements as outlined below;
  • 33 credit hours of General Studies course requirements to include 3 credit hours of the Multicultural graduation requirement;
  • 45 credit hours of Major Core requirements including 3 credit hours Senior Experience; and
  • A minor within or outside the HTE department, plus any additional general elective credit hours required to achieve a total of 120 credit hours for graduation.

Degree Completion Option 2:

To be awarded an EVT degree with Extended Major a student must complete all of the following:

  • All departmental requirements as outlined below;
  • 33 credit hours of General Studies course requirements to include 3 credit hours of the Multicultural graduation requirement;
  • 45 credit hours of Major Core requirements, including 3 credit hours Senior Experience;
  • 21 credit hours of specified HTE department electives chosen from BVG, EVT, HTE, UA or other departmental courses; and
  • Any additional general elective credit hours to achieve a required total of 120 credit hours for graduation.

Departmental Requirements


  • Declare the Event and Meeting Management Major or Extended Major;
  • Meet with EVT Faculty and review an official Degree Progress Report within the first semester;
  • Present verification of 600 clock hours of on-the-job experience in the EVT Major prior to graduation. These hours may be secured through paid job experience, verified volunteer experience, cooperative education, internships, or a combination of the four;
  • Present Adult CPR and First-aid Certification prior to graduation; and
  • Maintain a grade point average of 2.5.

A grade of “C” or better is required for courses in this program to count toward the bachelor’s degree. Students should note that programs throughout the university may have different minimum passing grade requirements.

General Studies Course Requirements


Written Communication (minimum 6 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Written Communication courses

Oral Communication (minimum 3 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Oral Communication course

Quantitative Literacy (minimum 3 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Quantitative Literacy course

Arts and Humanities (minimum 6 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Arts and Humanities courses

Historical (minimum 3 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Historical course

Natural and Physical Sciences (minimum 6 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Natural and Physical Sciences courses

Social and Behavioral Sciences I (minimum 3 semester hours)


Social and Behavioral Sciences II (minimum 3 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences II course

Global Diversity (minimum 0 or 3 semester hours)


  • XXX XXXX - Select any approved General Studies Global Diversity course

General Studies total credit hours: 33


Global Diversity Requirement

At least one of the courses meeting the Arts and Humanities, Historical, Natural and Physical Sciences, or Social and Behavioral Sciences II Designations must be a Global Diversity Course.

Multicultural Graduation Requirement

At least one of the courses meeting the Arts and Humanities, Historical, Natural and Physical Sciences, or Social and Behavioral Sciences II Designations must be a Multicultural Course.