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Recreation Management - Minor

The Recreation Management minor prepares students to be leaders in facilitating recreation activities in a variety of settings with diverse populations in community recreation agencies, youth development agencies, campus recreation and wellness centers, adventure centers, corporate recreation and fitness programs, military recreation, senior centers and youth sports organizations and camps. The minor provides students with knowledge, skills and abilities through coursework and hands-on, field-based experiences.

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Minor in Recreation Management

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Minor in Recreation Management allows students to enhance their education with specialized knowledge in recreation management best practices. This minor provides additional career prospects in the recreation management sector.

Program Information for Recreation Management - Minor

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Apply theoretical, philosophical and conceptual foundations of recreation and leisure to recreation program management.
  2. Execute group facilitation techniques with diverse clientele to achieve recreation program outcomes.
  3. Design, implement and evaluate recreation programs to meet the needs of diverse clientele.
Admissions for Recreation Management - Minor

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Students declared in the Recreation, Park and Tourism Management major may not declare the Recreation Management minor.

To declare this minor, students must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and earned a minimum 2.250 overall ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø GPA. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements
RPTM 16000FOUNDATIONS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE 3
RPTM 26030LEADERSHIP IN RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM 3
RPTM 36040INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN LEISURE SERVICES (DIVD) 3
RPTM 36075EXPERIENCE DESIGN IN RECREATION, PARK AND TOURISM SETTINGS 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:12

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.250 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
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