Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• 12 units is a "full load". At this level you have earned full-time student status. Full-time student status is particularly important for Financial Aid and Immigration requirements.

• 16 units is the maximum number of units available for your enrollment at pre registration

• During open registration and during the first seven days of class, and if classes are available, you may add up to four more units for a maximum of 20 units

• To enroll in 21 or more units in any one quarter, you must fill in a petition and return it to the Registrar's Office during the Add/Drop Period of the same quarter

For more information please visit the website: Petition to Enroll in Over 20 Units

The classes you take depend on your academic standing and of course, the classes you have already taken.

A first-time freshman could choose from the following courses:

• Major Core Required Course - HRT 101

• General Education - Written Communication (Area A1)

  • English 104 or the English level you have tested in to

• General Education - Oral Communication (Area A2) - ENG 104

  • (It is strongly recommended that speakers of English as a second language take ENG 102 and ENG 103 in place of ENG 104)

• General Education - Critical Thinking (Area A3)

  • ENG 105 - Freshman English II

  • PHL 202 - Critical Thinking

• General Education - Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (Area B1)

  • Statistics 120 or the Math level you have tested in to

A transfer student could choose from the following courses:

• Required Business courses

  • ACC 207/207A

    • Microcomputer Proficiency is a prerequisite for ACC207/207A

.  How do I become microcomputer proficient?

Take CIS 101 here at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a comparable and transferable course at a community or 4-year college

Pass the proficiency test given in the Test Center by appointment

Visit the Test Center website: http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/testcenter/

• IBM 301

• MHR 301

• HRT Major Core Required Courses

  • HRT 101

  • HRT 225

  • HRT 240

• General Education Electives - Synthesis courses

  • Area B4

  • Area C4

  • Area D4

• Unrestricted Electives-These are classes that may be taken for personal enrichment that may not be related to your major or other graduation requirements

How long will it take me to graduate?

• Follow your current and updated Academic Plan.

• Time to graduation varies from student to student based on the number of classes successfully completed

  • Quick calculation - Take the number of units that you have to complete to graduate and divide by the number of units you plan to take each quarter. This approach will provide you with the number of quarters it will take you to graduate.

  • For example: 180 units are required to graduate divided by 16 units per quarter equals 11 and 1/3 quarters. A first-time freshman who meets all the university requirements and uses each of the three summers to gain hospitality experience can graduate in 4 years .

  • Students can meet the 800-hour work experience by working full-time for only two out of the three summers.

• It's a contract entered into by the student and the university that guarantees completion of all requirements for graduation in a 4-year period. The student and the university must uphold the terms of the contract.

Visit the 4-Year Pledge website: http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/programs/fouryearweb/

• The Academic Advisor for The Collins School is located in the Student Services Office in 79B-2210A

• A Faculty Mentor is assigned to each student based on his or her professional goals and interest area in the Hospitality Industry

• Yes, when you submit the required annual Academic Plan

• It is to your benefit to meet with your Academic Advisor at least once a year. It helps ensure that you are taking the right classes at the right time to move forward toward completion of your degree.

• It is to your benefit to meet with your Faculty Mentor at least once a year. Invaluable professional information-career options, current trends in your interest area, professional expertise and information-can be shared in these mentoring sessions.

• A prerequisite is a required class that must be taken before enrolling in the class in question. Consider the prerequisite course as a building block of knowledge. Taking the prerequisite prepares you for the next building block in the learning cycle.

• A co-requisite is a required class taken simultaneously with another class to satisfy course requirements.

• Take CIS 101 here at Cal Poly Pomona

• Take a comparable and transferable course at a community or 4-year college

• Pass the proficiency test given in the Test Center by appointment

Visit the Test Center website: http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/testcenter/

• The instructor has the authority to drop a student from the class if the first class session is not attended. However, the instructor is not required to drop a student because of a no-show to the first day of class.

• The instructor has a choice to drop or not drop a student who does not attend the first day of class.

• Check BroncoDirect for your current study list. Make the necessary adjustments based on deadlines listed on the Academic Calendar.

  • Visit the Registrar's Office Academic Calendar http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/registrar/calendar.asp

• if you assume you have been dropped and you choose not to attend class, it will result in an F at the end of the quarter.

• Drop classes using BroncoDirect.

• You are ultimately responsible for dropping the class.

• The last day to drop a class without a petition is the 15 th day (CENSUS DAY) of university instruction.

• After the 15 th day of instruction, a student may drop a class for serious and compelling reasons ONLY.

• A serious and compelling reason is a condition that is totally out of the student's control, i.e., a medical emergency, a family emergency, etc.

• You MUST be able to confirm and document th e situation.

Visit the Registrar's website: Repeated Course Notification Form

• No, not doing well in a class is not an acceptable reason for withdrawing from a class during the last 15 days of instruction.

Visit the Registrar's website: http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/registrar/drop.asp

• Determine whether you will stay in a class prior to the 15 th day of university instruction.

• Prior to the 15 th day of instruction, you may drop a class.

• You can drop a class through the 5 th day of the quarter with no penalty.

• After the 5 th day of instruction, you can drop a class prior to the 15 th day of instruction. You will receive a W, which indicates "Withdrawn"

For more information on the undergraduate grading system, visit pages 77 and 78 this website: http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/gen_info/Acad_Regs.pdf

• A Negative Service Indicator or "a hold" on your record indicates an unmet obligation.

• The Negative Service Indicator may be for academic, financial, health or testing reasons and other possibilities as indicated by the university.

• Negative Service Indicator(s) can be viewed in BroncoDirect. There you will be able to see the department that placed the negative service indicator.

• You must contact the department that placed the indicator to have that indicator removed and continue with the registration process.

• The number of completed units that lead to graduation determines class standing.

  • Freshman: 0 - 44 units

  • Sophomore: 45 - 89 units

  • Junior: 90 - 134 units

  • Senior: 135+ units

• For students who entered the Hospitality Management program in 2005-06, there are 180 units required for graduation.

• Check the Degree Requirement Evaluation sheet (the yellow sheet) for your curriculum year (upper right-hand area) that will indicate the number of units required for graduation.

• The curriculum year determines the number of units needed for graduation (upper left-hand area).

• Yes, an F does not expel you from the program.

• You will need a C average (2.0) in your major and support courses in order to graduate and receive your baccalaureate degree. For example: a student could earn a B I one course and a D in another and still have a 2.0 or C average.

• You do not need to repeat a course if you get a D. The D grade is still a passing grade.

• You can repeat a maximum of 16 units of course work.

• I f you have an unsatisfactory grade, you may repeat the course to improve your grade and raise your GPA.

• To replace the unsatisfactory grade received at Cal Poly Pomona, the repeated class must be taken at Cal Poly Pomona

• Upon completion of the repeated course and when you have received a letter grade, you must fill out the Repeated Course Notification Form.

• That form is signed by the Academic Advisor and turned in to the Registrar's Office.

• If you take the class at another institution, your transcript will indicate the original grade and the grade received in the repeated course.

Please visit the Registrar's website for information regarding Repetition of Courses and Limit on Replacement of Grades: http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/registrar/drop.asp

• A General Academic Petition is university approved permission to deviate from a course requirement.

• An unrestricted elective is permission granted by the university to take any class you want. It can broaden your college experience; a "fun" class.

• Students request transfer records and transcripts be sent directly to the Records Office from all colleges and universities attended. Your official transcripts are housed and maintained in the Records Office.

• For information and questions regarding the complete listing of your classes, contact the Registrar's Office.

• Contact the Registrar's Office in 98-R2-20 or visit the Registrar's website:

  • http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/registrar/

• Principles of Economics (Macro-Economics) EC202

• Facilities Maintenance Technology AE301/301/L

• Managerial Accounting for Decision-Making ACC208

• Meat Utilization AVS327/327L

• Seafood Processing Technology AVS328/328/L

• Culinary Produce Technology AGR222

• Nutrition, Science, and Health FN305

• Professional Selling IBM306

• Retail Management IBM308

• International Marketing IBM414

• Organizational Behavior MHR318

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship MHR320

• Training and Development MHR405

• Advanced Organizational Behavior MHR438

• Leadership MHR450

• Emerging Issues in Management MHR452

A student does not need to complete an Academic Petition for these courses to be credited as advisor-approved non-HRT support courses.