Recreation Management and Recreational Therapy: Recreation Management, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2020-2021. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| Math or STAT course designated (A) | 3 | |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 6 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 7 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
| EDUC 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| Select 3 hours of ECON | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Physical Geography (LN) | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Geography (IS) (plus 1 hour elective) | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Lifespan Human Development (S) | ||
| Developmental Disabilities: Issues Across the Lifespan (D) | ||
| Human Sexuality and the Family | ||
| Foundations in Early Childhood Education | ||
| Development of Creative Expression, Play and Motor Skills in Early Childhood | ||
| Infant-Toddler Programming | ||
| Management of Human Service Programs | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Total Wellness (S) | ||
| Pedagogy of Non-Traditional Activities, Rhythm, and Movement | ||
| Pedagogy of Team Activities | ||
| Pedagogy of Individual Activities | ||
| Select 3 hours of MKTG | 3 | |
| Select 3 hours of MATH or STAT | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 20 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA of 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
| Program Core (19 hours) | ||
| RMRT 2413 | Introduction To Leisure Services | 3 |
| RMRT 2443 | Contemporary Issues in Diversity (DS) | 3 |
| RMRT 2463 | Laboratory In Leisure Services | 3 |
| RMRT 2473 | Foundation of Leisure Service Leadership | 3 |
| RMRT 4433 | Evaluation of Leisure Services | 3 |
| RMRT 4481 | Senior Seminar In Leisure Services | 1 |
| RMRT 4493 | Administration of Leisure Services | 3 |
| RM Option Requirements (27 hours) | ||
| RMRT 3431 | Recreation Management Practicum I | 1 |
| RMRT 3432 | Recreation Management Practicum II | 2 |
| RMRT 3463 | Recreation Program and Event Planning | 3 |
| RMRT 4463 | Areas and Facilities In Leisure Services | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| RMRT 4563 | Entrepreneurial Recreation Management (or) | 3 |
| 3 hours of EEE | ||
| RMRT 4680 | Internship in Recreation Management (taken with RMRT 4683 in spring or summer only) | 9 |
| RMRT 4683 | Administrative Documentation in Internship for Recreation Management (taken with RMRT 4680 in spring or summer only) | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| RMRT 4943 | Grant Writing and Nonprofit Management | 3 |
| or RMRT 4713 | Campus Recreation, Intramurals, and Sport | |
| Hours Subtotal | 46 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 14 hours RMRT and/or hours from the approved discipline areas with at least 9 hours upper division courses | 14 | |
| Approved discipline areas include: | ||
| AGED, BIOL, ECON, EPSY, GEOG, GEOL, HDFS, HLTH, HTM, MGMT, MKTG, NREM, PBIO, POLS, HESA, SOC | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Other Requirements
- 40 hours of upper-division course work.
- Required for graduation:
- 2.00 Overall GPA;
- 2.50 GPA in major for enrollment in RMRT 4680 Internship in Recreation Management; and
- 2.50 GPA in College/Departmental Requirements.
- The student must earn minimum grades of “C” or “P” in the College/Departmental Requirements and Major Requirements.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2026.