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Recreation (B.S.Rec.)

A minimum cumulative university GPA of 2.25 is required of all recreation majors who seek to take upper-division courses. Recreation majors must also achieve a minimum cumulative university GPA of 2.25 to graduate with a B.S.Rec. degree.

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), an academic minor or 20 credits in an approved cognate area of study, the Department of Movement Sciences core and the following coursework:

Comm 101

Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr)

Rec 104

Introduction to Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Professions (3 cr)

Rec 107

Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Pursuits (3 cr)

Rec 240

Recreation Activities, Programming and Marketing (3 cr)

Rec 260

Foundations of Leisure and Society (3 cr)

Rec 280

Recreation Practicum in Recreation, Parks and Tourism (1 cr)

Rec 370

Leisure, Health and Human Development (3 cr)

Rec 424

Inclusive Physical Education and Recreation (3 cr)

Rec 485

Trends in Recreation, Parks and Tourism (3 cr)

Rec 498

Internship in Recreation, Parks and Tourism (9 cr)

Additional courses selected from the following (6 cr):

Rec 254

Camp Leadership in Recreation and Sport (3 cr)

Rec 310

Outdoor and Adventure Leadership (3 cr)

Rec 395

Diversity in Recreation, Parks and Tourism (3 cr)

Rec 408

Experiential Education and Adventure Recreation (3 cr)

Rec 204 or Rec 404

Special Topics (cr arr)

Rec 299 or Rec 499

Directed Study (cr arr)

One of the following (2-3 cr):

H&S 288

First Aid: Emergency Response (2 cr)

Rec 290

Wilderness First Responder (or Emergency Responder Certification) (2 cr)

One of the following (2-3 cr):

CSS 310

Social Research Methods in Conservation (4 cr)

Rec 455

Design & Analysis of Research in Movement Sciences (3 cr)

One of the following (3 cr):

Engl 207

Persuasive Writing (3 cr)

Engl 313

Business Writing (3 cr)

Engl 317

Technical Writing (3 cr)

Four credits of the following courses (only two may be B.I.P. courses, Dan 105 or PEB 106, PEB 107, PEB 108) selected from Dan 105; PEB 106, PEB 107, PEB 108, PEP 132, PEP 133, PEP 134, PEP 135, or PEP 136,; Rec 222, Rec 223, Rec 224, Rec 225, or Rec 227

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree