Major Requirements

Summary of Requirements

Requirements for Admission to the Recreation and Sports Programming Major

Students who are interested in majoring in recreation and sports programming must be currently enrolled in or pass GSR 102 or the equivalent prior to registering for REC 101 or 202. For continuation in the program, a student majoring in recreation must obtain a grade of "C" or better in each required major course. Students not receiving a "C" or better in a required recreation course must repeat that course. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.2 to register for either REC 275 Sophomore Internship or REC 491 Senior Internship.

Required pre-major courses 14 hours

BIO 105 Introduction to Human Biology (4)
COM 290 Public Speaking (3)
PED 185 Wellness (3)
PED 222A Personal Discovery (1)
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Required major courses 36 hours

REC 101 Introduction to Recreation and Sports (3)
REC 202 Leisure Across the Lifespan (3)
REC 211 Introduction to Leading Recreation and Sports Activities (3)
REC 275 Sophomore Internship (3)
REC 307 Recreation and Sports for Individuals with Special Needs (3)
REC 321 Planning and Event Management (3)
REC 420 Law and Liability in Recreation and Sports (3)
REC 430 Measurement and Evaluation in Recreation and Sports (3)
REC 431 Recreation and Sports Administration (3)
REC 490 Senior Capstone in Recreation and Sports Programming (3)
REC 491 Senior Internship (6)

Required-related course 3 hours

Choose one:
PED 239 Professional Rescuer CPR/AED and First Aid (3)
or
PED 250 Sport Safety Training for Coaches (3)

Elective physical education and recreation courses 20 hours

Choose twenty hours:
PED 121 Foundations in Physical Education and Wellness (3)
PED 125 Map and Compass (3)
PED 195 Learning through Discovery (3)
PED 200 Introduction to Leading Physical Activity (3)
PED 201 Outdoor/Experiential Learning in Physical Education (2)
PED 202 Fundamental Movement, Rhythms, and Gymnastics (2)
PED 203 Concepts and Skills of Racquet Sports (2)
PED 204 Concepts and Skills of Physical Fitness (2)
PED 205 Concepts and Skills of Invasion Games (2)
PED 206 Concepts and Skills of Non-Invasion Games (2)
PED 230 Introduction to and Pedagogical Foundations of Athletic Coaching (3)
PED 232 Motor Learning (3)
PED 235 Lifeguard Training (3)
PED 238 Methods of Water Safety Instruction (3)
PED 240 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Education (3)
PED 242 Advanced Weight Training (3)
PED 341 Kinesiology (3)
PED 345 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3)
PED 368 Physiology of Exercise (3)
PED 370 Personal Training and Exercise Leadership (3)
PED 383 Intramurals and Officiating (3)
PED 401 Introduction to Dance Therapy (3)
PED 410 Organization and Administration of Physical Education and Wellness (3)
PED 415 History and Philosophy of Dance (3)
PED 417 Teaching Adapted Physical Education (3)
PED 430 Athletic Coaching (3)
PED 431 Sacred Dance (3)
REC 212 Park Design and Maintenance (3)
REC 220 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation (3)
REC 230 Outdoor Recreation (3)
REC 301 Systems Approach to Therapeutic Recreation (3)
REC 303 Principles and Practices in Therapeutic Recreation (3)
REC 309 Leisure in Later Life (3)
REC 310 Leadership and Group Dynamics (3)
REC 311 Leisure Education and Analysis (3)
REC 312 Leisure in America: A Multicultural Analysis (3)
REC 372 Outdoor Environmental Education (3)