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• For more information about Parks and Recreation, see the department website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and logon to DegreeWorks  to check student-specific program progress.

 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: highest Math Requirement for this degree is

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.75 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PRP 1000: Introduction to Recreation Services	3			PRP 3000: Designing Recreation Experiences	3
Quantitative Literacy (QL)	3 or 4			Parks and Recreation Elective course(s)	3
PRP 2500: Outdoor Recreation Management	3			ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	Select 1 course from the list		Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3
Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	Select 1 course from the list		Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PRP 3025: Techniques of Experiential Recreation	3			PRP 3050: Evaluation of Recreation Services (QI)	3
PRP 3900: Diverse Populations	3			Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			FCHD 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)	3
Minor course(s)	4			Breadth Exploration course	3
				Minor course(s)	3
Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PRP 4100: History of Leisure (CI)	3			MGT 3930: Tourism and Events Administration	3
PRP 4250: Cooperative Work Experience	1-12	Enroll in 4 credits		PRP 4550: Legal Issues and Risk Management of Recreation	3
PRP 4400: Recreation and Park Facility Planning and Management	3			PRP 4725: Senior Seminar (CI)	3
PRP 4500: Management of Recreation Services	3			Minor course(s)	6
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
PRP 4700: Pre-Internship Seminar	1			PRP 4750: Internship in Recreation Services	6	May be taken during summer semester instead
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	3			Elective courses	7
Minor courses	9
MGT 3500: Fundamentals of Marketing	3
Comments				Comments

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

The HPER Department offers a program of study leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Parks and Recreation. This program prepares students to become professionals in the areas of public, private, commercial and voluntary settings of parks and recreation. Graduates of the program will be capable of leading, programming, directing, planning, designing, managing, and administering parks and recreation programs. A 2.75 total GPA is required for graduation.

University Studies Requirements for Major

Students must complete the General Education Requirements  

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements :

• For most students, a course taken for the major will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) and Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement
• Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) and Life and Physical Sciences (DSC).