| TOUR GUIDING
Career Studies Certificate AN
Purpose: The curriculum is designed to prepare students for
the challenges and rewards of a career in the tour guiding and
tour management profession. As domestic and international tourism
grows in the metropolitan Washington D.C./Northern Virginia region,
so does the need for educated, well-trained tour guides and tour
managers. The courses in this curriculum will prepare students
to take the exam required to become a licensed tour guide in
Washington D.C. and are also applicable to the A.A.S. degree
in Travel and Tourism.
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1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
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SPD |
110 |
Introduction to Speech Communication |
3 |
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SDV
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Elective |
1 |
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TRV |
100 |
Introduction to the Travel Industry |
3 |
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TRV |
111 |
Geography of Tourism I |
3 |
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TRV |
138 |
Regional Tour Guiding I |
3 |
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TRV |
125 |
Travel Sales and Customer Service |
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3 |
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TRV |
136 |
Tour Guiding and Management |
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3 |
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TRV |
139 |
Regional Tour Guiding II |
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3 |
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TRV |
190 |
Internship or TRV Elective |
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1 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
13 |
10 |
Total credits for the Tour Guiding Career Studies Certificate
= 23.
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