Sport and Recreation Management, A.A.S.
A.A.S. Degree—64 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1261
This program prepares graduates for professional careers in the recreation industry. Recreation and Sport Management professionals plan and implement recreation and sport programs, services, and activities for people from diverse backgrounds and a wide range of activities. Graduates are eligible for employment in park districts, corporate recreation, commercial recreation, and employee recreation. The program includes instruction in facility management, program planning, fiscal management, technology, human resource, marketing and public relations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of recreation workers is projected to grow 10 percent from 2014 to 2024, faster than the average for all occupations. As more emphasis is placed on the importance of exercise, more recreation workers will be needed to work in local government parks and recreation departments, fitness centers, sports centers, and camps specializing in younger participants.
Required General Education Courses
25 credit hours as follows:
MTH-120:
A minimum level of competency in mathematics is required for graduation for all A.A.S. degrees. This minimum competency may be demonstrated in one of three ways:
- Placement into MTH-120 or higher; or
- Successful completion with an earned grade of “C” or better in BUS-120, MTH-102, MTH-109, MTH-121, or MTH-133 or higher-level mathematics course for designated career programs; or
- An equivalent transfer course from another college with an earned grade of “C” or better.
Select 3 credit hours from Humanities and Fine Arts:
ARB, ART, FRE, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, SPA, THE
Required Career Courses
30 credit hours as follows:
| IMS-115 | Microsoft Office I | 3 |
| REC-101 | Rec Therapy and Sport Management | 3 |
| REC-102 | Older Adult Recreation and Wellness | 3 |
| REC-120 | Sport/Recreation Programming | 3 |
| REC-124 | Sport/Recreation Facility Management | 3 |
| REC-180 | Perceptual Motor Development | 3 |
| REC-182 | Recreation for Special Populations | 3 |
| REC-201 | Applied Leadership Essentials | 3 |
| REC-205 | Professional Issues | 2 |
| REC-233 | Recreation Management Practicum | 3 |
| REC-237 | Recreation Management Seminar | 1 |
Electives
Select 9 credit hours from the following:
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| PSY-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| REC-101 | Rec Therapy and Sport Management | 3 |
| REC-124 | Sport/Recreation Facility Management | 3 |
| ___-___ | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
Semester 2 (16 credit hours)
Semester 3 (15 credit hours)
| COM-103 | Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| MTH-120 | General Education Mathematics | 3 |
| REC-182 | Recreation for Special Populations | 3 |
| REC-201 | Applied Leadership Essentials | 3 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |
Semester 4 (18 credit hours)
| IMS-115 | Microsoft Office I | 3 |
| REC-120 | Sport/Recreation Programming | 3 |
| REC-205 | Professional Issues | 2 |
| REC-233 | Recreation Management Practicum | 3 |
| REC-237 | Recreation Management Seminar | 1 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |
| ___-___ | Elective | 3 |