Dec 03, 2024  
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
CURRENT 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Parks and Recreation Management, BS


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 Total number of hours for the program: 120.

The Parks and Recreation Management Program promotes resourcefulness, independent thinking, the ability to cope with change, and service to society, by preparing leaders in the parks, recreation, and leisure services fields. The program prepares professionals to design, plan, promote, and deliver the physical and social components of the leisure service industry. This includes skills in administration, management, research and evaluation, leadership, and instruction. Graduates will be prepared to manage resources, facilities, and programs, and to lead and instruct for programs in commercial, public, and non-profit settings. Because students may work with minors during their time in the PRM program, all students are required to complete at least one background check.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)


Liberal Studies Program Requirements  

Students should choose one course from the following list OR provide proof of current certification in WFA, Advanced WFA, WFR, OEC, EMT, or WEMT to their advisor.


PRM Electives (12 hours)


Students should choose 12 credit hours of PRM electives from the list below.

General Electives (21-25 hours)


Students should choose 21-25 hours of major and general electives approved by their advisor.

Admission criteria:


There are no specific admission criteria to become a PRM major. All PRM majors will be assigned a PRM advisor upon declaring the major. The advisor will work with the student to craft a degree plan through graduation.

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