General Studies Requirements at Metro State

Please check the current MSCD catalog for more information on General Studies.

Departmental Requirements

In addition to meeting the course requirements for General Studies, the HMTA core and the HMTA concentration, all HMTA students must complete the department requirements.

1. Enroll in six hours of electives in non-HTE programs.
2. Maintain a grade point average of 2.50.
3. Present Adult CPR and first-aid certification or HPS 2060.
4. Demonstrate a basic competence in a foreign language. *
5. Present verification of 1,200 clock hours of on-the-job experience in the HTE concentration. These may be secured through paid job experience, cooperative education, internships or a combination of the three. No more than nine semester hours in cooperative education will be accepted and these hours must contain specific descriptions of the job duties performed.
6. Travel students must present certification of 40 clock hours of computer reservation training by a qualified reservation trainer or manager, or through an industry-recognized and HMTA faculty member approved, computer-based, self-instruction program.
7. Review a CAPP compliance result with an advisor no later than the third semester of enrollment (second semester for transfer students) in the HTE program.

*Competence to be certified by the Modern Language Department or through three- credits of another approved language and earning a grade of “C” or better. Recommendation: enroll in German for Travel I & II: GER 1000 & GER 1001)

There are also specific general studies requirement for the HTE Department.

*Prerequisite: General Studies Complete, Senior Level MTH 1210.