Hospitality Management Masters of Science Degree Planning Sheet –

100% Online Thesis or Non-Thesis Option

Students must earn a minimum of 36 semester hours. 
Degree Requirements:

Students will choose between the Thesis and Non-thesis option.

• Non-thesis students will enroll in HMGT 5920 – Problem in Lieu of Thesis and successfully complete the defined research project with a graduate faculty member. (Guidelines updated Fall 2014)
• Thesis students will enroll in HMGT 5950 and must successfully defend their thesis project as their final examination.  Once enrolled in 5950 students must continuously enroll until finished.

With permission, students may transfer up to nine (9) approved accredited graduate hours. 

Students have a total of five years to complete the Masters of Science degree.  The five-year rule begins with the earliest date of any transferred graduate hours applied to the UNT degree.  Graduate students must secure written permission from the graduate dean before registering for any course or courses at another institution while registered for any courses at UNT.

**Specific admission requirements for the graduate certificate program are in the UNT Graduate Catalog.  http://www.unt.edu/catalog/grad/index.htm

Resident/Blended Option.
Hospitality Management Masters of Science

Resident Degree Planning Sheet - Thesis or Non-Thesis Option

Degree Requirements: Students must earn a minimum of 36 semester hours. 

Dual numbered classes cannot be repeated if taken for undergraduate degree credit or leveling for graduate degree.

Students will choose between the Thesis and Non-thesis option.

• Non-thesis students will enroll in HMGT 5920 – Problem in Lieu of Thesis and successfully complete the defined research project with a graduate faculty member.
• Thesis students will enroll in HMGT 5950 and must successfully defend their thesis project as their final examination.  Once enrolled in 5950 students must continuously enroll until finished.

With permission, students may transfer up to nine (9) approved accredited graduate hours. 

Students have a total of five years to complete the Masters of Science degree.  The five-year rule begins with the earliest date of any transferred graduate hours applied to the UNT degree.  Graduate students must secure written permission from the graduate dean before registering for any course or courses at another institution while registered for any courses at UNT.

**Specific admission requirements for the graduate certificate program are in the UNT Graduate Catalog.  http://www.unt.edu/catalog/grad/index.htm