Parks and Recreation, BS

Parks and Recreation Major and Minor

New freshmen, transfer students, and students from other USU majors who have at least a 2.5 total GPA qualify to enter the Parks and Recreation major or minor.

A. Parks and Recreation Core Courses (42 credits)

A grade of C or better is required in all PRP courses.

• PRP 1000 - Introduction to Recreation Services 3
• PRP 3000 - Designing Recreation Experiences 3
• PRP 3025 - Techniques of Experiential Recreation 3 ¹
• PRP 3050 - Evaluation of Recreation Services (QI) 3 ²
• PRP 3075 - Applications of Experiential Recreation 3 ³
• PRP 3900 - Diverse Populations 3 ⁴
• PRP 4100 - History of Leisure (CI) 3 ⁵
• PRP 4500 - Management of Recreation Services I 3 ⁶
• PRP 4550 - Management of Recreation Services II 3 ⁷
• PRP 4700 - Pre-Internship Seminar 3 ⁸
• PRP 4725 - Senior Seminar (CI) 3 ⁹
• PRP 4750 - Internship in Recreation Services 6 ¹⁰
• INST 5205 - Computer Applications for Instruction and Training 3

B. Electives (9 credits)

Select at least 9 credits from the following courses:

• PRP 4250 - Cooperative Work Experience 1-12
• FCHD 1500 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS) 3
• HEP 2000 - First Aid and Emergency Care 2
• HEP 3400 - Stress Management 3 (taught online only)
• LAEP 1030 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture (BCA) 3
• SOC 3010 - Social Inequality 3
• ENVS 3300 - Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management 3
• ENVS 4130 - Recreation Policy and Planning 3
• ENVS 4500 - Wildland Recreation Behavior (CI) 3
• ENVS 4600 - Natural Resource Interpretation 3
• Activity Courses in Physical Education (numbered PE 1000-2000) 1-3

C. Additional Requirements

In addition to the above requirements for the major, students must complete a designated minor.

Note:

1 Prerequisites: PRP 1000  and PRP 3000 .

² Prerequisites: PRP 1000 , PRP 3000 ; and STAT 1040  or a higher MATH or STAT course. Can be taken concurrently with PRP 3025 .

³ Prerequisites: PRP 1000 , PRP 3000 , PRP 3025 , PRP 3050 , PRP 4500 , PRP 4550 . Can be taken concurrently with PRP 4550 .

⁴ Prerequisite: PRP 1000  (can be taken concurrently).

⁵ Prerequisite: PRP 1000  and fulfillment of Communications Literacy CL2 requirement.

⁶ Prerequisites: PRP 1000  and PRP 3000 .

⁷ Prerequisites: PRP 1000 , PRP 3000 , and PRP 4500 .

⁸ Prerequisites: PRP 1000 , PRP 3000 , PRP 3025 , PRP 3050 , PRP 3900 , PRP 4500 . Can be taken concurrently with PRP 4500 .

⁹ Prerequisites: PRP 1000 , PRP 3000 , PRP 3025 , PRP 3050 , PRP 3075 , PRP 3900 , PRP 4500 , PRP 4550 . Can be taken concurrently with PRP 3075  and PRP 4550 . PRP 4725  is approved for a Communications Intensive (CI) University Studies designation.

¹⁰ Prerequisites: PRP 1000 , PRP 3000 , PRP 3025 , PRP 3050 , PRP 3075 , PRP 3900 , PRP 4100 , PRP 4500 , PRP 4550 , PRP 4700 , PRP 4725 ; INST 5205 . Students should complete 200 hours of documented work experience in recreation prior to enrolling in PRP 4750 .