Recreation Administration- Accelerated Baccalaureate/ Master’s

Curriculum Requirements:

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Students must apply for admission in their junior year.Two recommendations are required - one from the chair and one from a major faculty memberMinimum GPA: 2.7 overall and 3.0 in major
Leadership and community service hours must be shown.

Four-Year Curriculum Plan

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Accelerated Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Recreation Administration:
Concentration in Parks and Recreation Management ~ Graduate Track

Freshman Year
Fall Semester

*ENG 1110 English Composition I ( 3 )  

*MFL 1192 Elementary (Critical Language) II ( 3 )  

* SS GEC Requirement (3)

*UNIV 1100 First Year Seminar ( 2 )  

*KIN 1541 Fitness ( 2 )  

+RECR 1000 Introduction Recreation ( 3 )  

Spring Semester

*ENG 1210 English Composition II ( 3 )  

*MATH 1110 Elementary Statistics ( 3 )  

*SCI GEC Requirement (3)

*HEDU 1531 Health ( 2 )  

#KIN 1100 Elementary Swimming ( 2 )  

+RECR 2120 Introduction to Leadership in Recreation ( 3 )  

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester

*SCI GEC Requirement (3)

*HUM 2410 Arts & Humanities I    or HUM 2420 Arts & Humanities II ( 3 )  

+RECR 2250 Introduction to Recreational Therapy ( 3 )  

=RECR 2190 Introduction to Sport Management ( 3 )  

+RECR 2300 Introduction to Practical Experience in Recreation ( 3 )  

Spring Semester

*HIST 1320 World Societies ( 3 )   

*HUM GEC Requirement (3)

+RECR 2230 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation ( 3 )   

~PRM Cognate (3)

#KIN 3500 Emergency Care & Safety Techniques ( 2 )   

Junior Year

Fall Semester

=RECR 3100 Recreational Sport Programming ( 3 )  

+RECR 3500 Organizational Behavior ( 3 )  

+RECR 3600 Management and Administration ( 3 )  

=KIN 3640 Administration and Management of Aquatic Program and Facilities ( 3 )  

~PRM Cognate (3)

Spring Semester

RECR 3900 Facility Management ( 3 )  

RECR 3700 Marketing and Public Relations ( 3 )  

+RECR 4150 Event Management and Program Planning ( 4 )  

+RECR 3800 Research Methods ( 3 )  

PEDG 5010 Org. & Adm (3)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

+RECR 4900 Technology Applications ( 3 )  

+RECR 5100 Phil. Foundations in Rec (3)

=KIN 4030 Psycho-Socio Aspects of Physical Activity and Leisure ( 3 )  

+RECR 4625 Pre-internship in Recreation ( 1 )  

RECR 4610 Financial Management ( 3 )  

~PRM Cognate (3)

Spring Semester

+RECR 4630 Directed Professional Experience in Recreation Administration ( 9 )  

RECR Graduate Elective (3)

Total Minimum Credit Hours- 120

 Distribution of Hours:

* General Education Curriculum Courses- (36)

[PRM students should take the following GEC courses: MATH1110, PSY2100]
+Recreation Administration Professional Courses - (50)
=Parks and Recreation Management Concentration Required Courses - (12)
#Department of Physical Education and Recreation Required Courses - (4)
~Parks and Recreation Management Cognates Courses - (18)

Students who wish to major in the Recreation Administration Program must have an overall grade point average of 2.25 and apply to be admitted into the program. Applicants must be at least a sophomore and have completed the following courses:
RECR 1000, RECR 2120, RECR 2300, and one additional 2000 level RECR course with a GPA average of 2.5 or better.

 

~Parks and Recreation Cognate Courses; students (with advisor permission) are to select (18) credit hours from the following three cognate areas: Management, Policy, and Social/Community.
 

Students are required to be senior status, have permission of their advisor, and have completed RECR 4625 prior to enrolling in the RECR 4630. Students must be in good standing and have passed all required courses prior to internship placement.