Ferris State > Bachelor Degree Resort Management 
Hospitality Department
Resort Management Degree Program
Ferris State University
1319 Cramer Circle/WCO 106
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: (231) 591-2382
If you desire an interesting and dynamic career in tourism, recreation and leisure, choose Resort Management. Resort operations are one of the fastest growing areas in today's economy. Tourism, recreation and leisure support more than 100,000 jobs in Michigan and generate billions in tax revenues at the federal, state and local level. In Kent County alone, vacationers' expenditures approach $150 million annually.
Successful resort operations rely on well-trained managers who use their education, experience and imagination to solve problems. These resort managers require the broad, cross-discipline background incorporated in the Resort Management degree program. Resort Management graduates are prepared to work in a variety of resort operations. Individual concentrations offer immediate employment upon graduation from the resort management degree program.
Resort Management is designed to provide you with the education and background required to gain entry into the field of resort management and the ability to ultimately manage one of these fairly large enterprises. Effectively managing a resort requires knowledge of a wide variety of functions ranging from lodging, serving food and beverages, housekeeping, grounds and facility maintenance to activities like golf, tennis, riding, water sports, cruises, casinos and sightseeing. Resort customers are extended-stay guests from long weekends to two or more weeks. The resort guests demand more individual attention and expect greater ambience than do overnight travelers.
To satisfy these broad requirements, courses are drawn from the Colleges of Business, Technology and Education combining the disciplines of facilities management, hospitality, recreation, marketing, public relations and advertising. These areas have been identified as fundamental to successful resort operations management. A resort management internship is strongly recommended.
To assure entry into the broad and diverse resort management field, you select a concentration in Club Management, Facilities Operations Management, Lodging Management, Recreation & Leadership Management, or Sport/Spa or Entertaining Operations. Resort Management complements Restaurant and Food Industry Management, Hotel Management, and Recreation Leadership and Management.
Applicants of the resort management degree program must present evidence of graduation from high school or the GED. To enter a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) Program in Business, applicants are expected to meet two of the following: a minimum high school grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale); ACT math score of 19 or higher; an ACT reading score of 19 or higher.
The Resort Management degree program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation from the resort management degree program requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major and overall.
Hospitality Department
Resort Management Degree Program
Ferris State University
1319 Cramer Circle/WCO 106
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: (231) 591-2382
