2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Recreation Major, 74 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 310101

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Major Core (24 hours)

Applies to all emphasis areas.
REC 45240Foundations of Recreation

3

REC 45245Inclusion in Recreation and Sport

3

REC 45340Recreational Programs

3

REC 45440Recreation Operations Management

3

REC 45443Techniques of Recreation Leadership

3

REC 45450Field Experience in Recreation and Park Management

3

REC 45446Introduction to Research Methods and Evaluation of Leisure Services

3

REC 45546Administration of Recreation

3

Major Core courses require a grade of C or better.  REC 45450 must be completed with a grade of C or better prior to enrollment in upper division courses (REC 45446, REC 45546, and REC 45498 or REC 45499) or with approval from the Recreation Program Coordinator. 

Setting I—Therapeutic Recreation

Required Courses (41 hours)

HPER 22254Anatomy and Physiology

3

PSYC 08103General Psychology *

3

PSYC 08223Abnormal Psychology

3

PSYC 08333Developmental Psychology *

3

REC 45243Introductions to Therapeutic Recreation

3

REC 45345Therapeutic Recreation Program Design

3

REC 45461Therapeutic Recreation Interventions with the Elderly

3

REC 45498Internship in Therapeutic Recreation

11

REC 45542Trends and Issues in Therapeutic Recreation

3

REC 45543Administration of Therapeutic Recreation Services

3

REC 45562Assessments, Diagnostics, and Treatment Planning in Therapeutic Recreation

3

PSYC 08103 fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement for Setting I—Therapeutic Recreation, but the credit hours for the class may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Approved Electives (9 hours)

Complete 9 hours from the list below.

BIOL 04104Medical Terminology

3

HPER 22332Physiology of Exercise

3

HPER 22410Adapted Physical Education

3

HPER 22523Motor Development

3

REC 45216Gerontology

3

REC 45321Exploring Recreation Resources

3

REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3

REC 45547Grant Writing

3

REC 45554Psychological Aspects of Therapeutic Recreation

3

Setting II—Corporate Recreation/Wellness

Required Courses (36 hours)

PSYC 08103General Psychology *

3

PSYC 08333Developmental Psychology *

3

HPER 22254Anatomy and Physiology

3

HPER 22332Physiology of Exercise

3

HPER 22336Basic Biomechanics

3

HPER 22410Adapted Physical Education

3

HPER 22555Intervention and Strategies for Health Behavior Change

3

NUTR 47234Nutrition and Diet Behavior

3

REC 45499Recreation Internship

9

REC 45533Recreation Sports Management

3

PSYC 08103 fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement for Setting II—Corporate Recreation and Wellness, but the credit hours for the class may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Approved Electives (14 hours)

Complete 14 hours from the list below. A maximum of two courses listed at 2 credit hours can be applied for credit in this area.

HPER 22382Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

3

HPER 22481Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer

2

HPER 22482Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Baseball

2

HPER 22483Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Track and Field

2

HPER 22484Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Basketball

2

HPER 22485Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Football

2

HPER 22486Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Volleyball

2

HPER 22512Socio-Psychological Aspects of Human Performance

3

HPER 22515Issues in Sport

3

HPER 22529Theory and Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning/Personal Training

3

HPER 22532Exercise Testing, Prescription, and Analysis of Cardiac Function

3

HPER 22552Health Promotion

3

HPER 22556Health in the Later Years

3

REC 45216Gerontology

3

REC 45321Exploring Recreation Resources

3

REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3

REC 45511Golf Course Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45512Aquatic Facility Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45513Outdoor Recreation Facilities Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45525Commercial Recreation

3

REC 45547Grant Writing

3

Setting III—Recreation and Park Management

Required Courses (21 hours)

PSYC 08103General Psychology *

3

PSYC 08333Developmental Psychology *

3

REC 45444Outdoor Recreation/Education

3

REC 45499Recreation Internship

9

 

REC 45445Natural Resource History and Interpretation

3

OR

REC 45533Recreation Sports Management

3

PSYC 08103 fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement for Setting III—Recreation and Park Management, but the credit hours for the class may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Approved Electives (29 hours)

Consult your advisor to plan courses that will meet your chosen career path.  Select 29 hours from the courses listed below.

ACCT 51201Accounting I

3

AGRI 03130Plant Science *

4

AGRI 03382Woody Landscape Plants

3

AGRI 03383Landscape Design

3

AGRI 03385Greenhouse Crop Production

3

AGRI 03388Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production

3

AGRI 03389Turfgrass Management

3

AGRI 03483Landscape Construction

3

COM 29225Intercultural Communication

3

COM 29325Listening and Conflict

3

COM 29336Nonverbal Communication

3

GEOG 32201Maps and Spatial Reasoning

3

GEOG 32362Introduction to Cartography

3

GEOG 32364Survey of Geospatial Technology

3

GEOG 32365Geographic Information Systems

3

GEOG 32401Conservation of Natural Resources

3

HPER 22254Anatomy and Physiology

3

HPER 22362Creative Movement & Rhythms

3

HPER 22410Adapted Physical Education

3

HPER 22435Lifetime Team and Individual Sports Instruction

3

HPER 22512Socio-Psychological Aspects of Human Performance

3

HPER 22552Health Promotion

3

HPER 22556Health in the Later Years

3

MGMT 54310Business Communication

3

MGMT 54313Principles of Management

3

MGMT 54314Human Resource Management

3

MKTG 55330Principles of Marketing

3

POLS 34205Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

POLS 34321State and Local Politics

3

POLS 34332Principles of Public Administration

3

POLS 34338Rights of the Accused

3

PSYC 08223Abnormal Psychology

3

REC 45216Gerontology

3

REC 45243Introductions to Therapeutic Recreation

3

REC 45321Exploring Recreation Resources

3

REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3

REC 45511Golf Course Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45512Aquatic Facility Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45513Outdoor Recreation Facilities Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45525Commercial Recreation

3

REC 45547Grant Writing

3

SOC 35320Delinquency

3

SOC 35321Criminology

3

SOC 35375Police and Society

3

EDM 36305Disaster Response and Recovery

3

Setting IV—Sport Management

Required Courses (42 hours)

ACCT 51201Accounting I

3

HPER 22254Anatomy and Physiology

3

HPER 22512Socio-Psychological Aspects of Human Performance

3

HPER 22515Issues in Sport

3

MGMT 54310Business Communication

3

MGMT 54313Principles of Management

3

MGMT 54314Human Resource Management

3

MGMT 54345Sport Management

3

MKTG 55330Principles of Marketing

3

REC 45499Recreation Internship

9

REC 45525Commercial Recreation

3

REC 45533Recreation Sports Management

3

Approved Electives (8 hours)

  A maximum of two courses listed at 2 credit hours can be applied in this area.

COM 29225Intercultural Communication

3

COM 29325Listening and Conflict

3

HPER 22335Sport and Exercise Nutrition Topics

3

HPER 22336Basic Biomechanics

3

HPER 22382Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

3

HPER 22435Lifetime Team and Individual Sports Instruction

3

HPER 22481Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer

2

HPER 22482Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Baseball

2

HPER 22483Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Track and Field

2

HPER 22484Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Basketball

2

HPER 22485Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Football

2

HPER 22486Theory and Fundamentals of Coaching Volleyball

2

HPER 22529Theory and Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning/Personal Training

3

HPER 22532Exercise Testing, Prescription, and Analysis of Cardiac Function

3

HPER 22556Health in the Later Years

3

POLS 34308Public Policy

3

POLS 34332Principles of Public Administration

3

PSYC 08325Sport Psychology

3

REC 45321Exploring Recreation Resources

3

REC 45365Leisure and Aging

3

REC 45511Golf Course Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45512Aquatic Facility Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45513Outdoor Recreation Facilities Maintenance and Management

2

REC 45547Grant Writing

3

COM 29225 fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as an elective requirement for Setting IV—Sport Management, but the credit hours for the class may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours