• Individuals and working professionals interested in completing their bachelor’s degree at an accredited four-year university
• Individuals interested in pursuing careers in diverse fields such as hotels and resorts, restaurants, meeting and event planning, contracted food operations, parks and recreation, airlines, cruises and other transportation, and spa/wellness centers.
• Working professionals seeking career advancement

Register to view/listen to a live OR prerecorded Bachelor of Science in Hospitality, Wellness and Leisure Services program webinar here.

Learn more about Financial Assistance opportunities.

Over the span of two years, student cohorts will complete 20 courses for a total of 60-semester units.* The roadmap is as follows:

Fall Year One

Spring Year One

​Fall Year Two

Spring Year Two

*Note: Students interested in applying to the B.S. in Hospitality, Wellness and Leisure Services program at Cal State LA Downtown are strongly encouraged to complete ACCT 2110 Principles of Financial Accounting (a prerequisite for Restaurant Food, Beverage, and Labor) and C-ID ACCT 150 – Hospitality Law or FIN 2050 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I (a prerequisite for Hospitality Service Environment) at their local community college before starting the program. These courses will NOT be offered at Cal State LA Downtown and must be taken at your local community college. In order to successfully complete the program, ACCT 2110 Principles of Financial Accounting and C-ID ACCT 150 – Hospitality Law or FIN 2050 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I must be completed prior to the student finishing all of the B.S. in Hospitality, Wellness and Leisure Services coursework. 

To be considered for admission into the Bachelor of Science degree completion program in Hospitality, Wellness and Leisure Services, students must meet the minimum requirements below.

• Complete 60 transferable semester units or 90 transferable quarter units.
• Complete a minimum of 30-semester units or 45 quarter units in courses approved to meet CSU General Education (GE) requirements.
• Complete with a grade of 'C-' or better the CSU GE requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, Critical Thinking, and Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.
• Have a minimum, overall college GPA of 2.00 or higher in all transferable college course work attempted.
• Be in good standing at the last college or university attended in a regular session.

Of the 60 units required for the Bachelor of Science in Hospitality, Wellness and Leisure Studies program, the major requires 48 units while the General Education program and other universities require 12 units total. Competence in accounting and law through prerequisites of ACCT 2110 Principles of Financial Accounting and C-ID ACCT 150 – Hospitality Law or FIN 2050 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I are required.

It is strongly suggested that California Community College students interested in pursuing an AS-T in Hospitality Management meet with a counselor and pay particular attention to and make sure they are on track in meeting the specific requirements of their preferred CSU Hospitality Management Program.

Successful completion of the major requires a minimum C (2.0) overall grade point average for the major. All 12 units of upper-division course work that fulfills major requirements must be taken in residence.

If you would like to schedule an advisement appointment to discuss this program, please email Victor Iglesias or call 213-358-6570. Also, please read our Student Services web page for more information about how Cal State LA Downtown Academic Advisement is able to support and work with you.

For more information, please contact the College of Professional and Global Education via email or call (323) 343-4915.