2017-2018 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Travel and Tourism Associate in Science


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The Travel and Tourism program is designed to prepare students for careers in the travel agency industry. The program stresses the following: ticketing and reservations, major tourist areas and resorts, fares and routes, tour promotion, and planning. The program covers all aspects of travel including air, cruise ships, rail, and car.

Program Student Learning Outcomes


Students who complete this program will be able to:

  • Support their choice of cruise itineraries presented in a written form based on the standards of the industry, use a pre-determined criteria checklist and compare cruise features and benefits, both tangible and intangible, as well as price, value and individual preference.
  • Build a Passenger Name Record (PNR) in the airline computer training strand of the program.
  • Identify geographic locations.

Total Units for the Major: 23


*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.

†Recommended to be taken in last semester of program.

Associate in Science Degree


Completion of the certificate program and a minimum of 60 units including the general education requirements with an overall GPA of 2.0 qualifies the student for the Associate in Science degree. A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Saddleback College.

General Education Requirements for Associate Degrees


Refer to the Graduation Requirements  or to the CSU-GE and IGETC patterns in this catalog for specific courses which meet general education requirements. Refer to ASSIST.org and to the transfer institution’s catalog for transfer requirements.

Suggested coursework not required for the major: BUS 1 , BUS 102 , BUS 125 , BUS 135 , BUS 137 , BUS 138 ; CIM 121A , CIM 121B .

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