Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences

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• For more information about Recreation Administration, 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 log on to Degree Works  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: The highest math requirement for this degree is STAT 1040: Introduction to Statistics (QL)  or STAT 1045: Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	2.5 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3			RAM 1500: Leisure and Human Behavior (BSS)	3
RAM 1000: Introduction to Recreation Services	3			RAM 3000: Designing Recreation Experiences	3
Quantitative Literacy (QL)	3 or 4			Breadth Creative Arts (BCA)	3	Select 1 course from the list
Breadth American Institutions (BAI)	3	Select 1 course from the list		Breadth Life Sciences (BLS)	3	Select 1 course from the list
Breadth Humanities (BHU)	3	Select 1 course from the list
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			RAM 3400: Leadership in Recreation Services	3
RAM 4000: Recreation Experience Design II	3			RAM 3200: Evaluation of Recreation Services (QI)	3
RAM 3900: Diverse Populations	3			Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS)	3	Select 1 course from the list
Focus Course(s)	3			Breadth Integrated Studies Course	3
				Focus Course(s)	3
Comments				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
RAM 4250: Cooperative Work Experience	1-12	Enroll in 4 credits		MSLE 3500: Fundamentals of Marketing	3
RAM 4400: Recreation and Park Facility Planning and Management	3			RAM 4600: Legal Issues and Risk Management of Recreation	3
RAM 4500: Management of Recreation Services	3			RAM 4800: Senior Seminar (CI)	3
Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)	3			Focus Course(s)	3
RAM 4100: History of Leisure (CI)	3
Comments				Comments

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
Major Elective	3			RAM 4900: Internship in Recreation Services	6	May be taken during summer semester instead
Focus Course(s)	3			Elective Courses	7
Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)	3
Focus Course(s)	3
Comments				Comments

The KAHS Department offers a program of study leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation Administration. This program prepares students to become professionals in the areas of public, private, commercial and voluntary recreation settings. Graduates of the program will be capable of leading, programming, directing, planning, designing, managing, and administering recreation programs. A 2.5 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)  requirements.
• Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)  and Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) .