2024-2025 Catalog

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:

BIO-111General Biology I

4

COM-101Composition I

3

COM-102Composition II

3

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3

PSY-101Introduction to Psychology

3

SOC-101Introduction to Sociology

3

(Take MTH-120 or higher.)

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:

CIS-115Microsoft Office I

3

REC-101Careers in Recreation Fitness Sports

3

REC-102Older Adult Recreation and Wellness

3

REC-120Sport/Recreation Programming

3

REC-124Sport/Recreation Facility Management

3

REC-180Perceptual Motor Development

3

REC-182Recreation for Special Populations

3

REC-201Applied Leadership Essentials

3

REC-205Professional Issues

2

REC-233Recreation Management Practicum

3

REC-237Recreation Management Seminar

1

Electives

Select 9 credit hours from the following:

BUS-110Legal Environment in Business

3

BUS-231Principles of Management

3

COM-201Business and Technical Writing

3

PEH-170First Aid

3

PEH-190Outdoor Recreation & Nature Study

3

PSY-201Industrial/Organizational Psychology

3

RTM-101Intro to Hospitality Industry

3

SLP-106Crisis Management

3

THE-150Creative Dramatics

3

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1 (15 credit hours)

COM-101Composition I

3

PSY-101Introduction to Psychology

3

REC-101Careers in Recreation Fitness Sports

3

REC-124Sport/Recreation Facility Management

3

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Humanities and Fine Arts Elective

3

(Note: REC-101 and REC-124 are offered in the fall semester only)

Semester 2 (19 credit hours)

BIO-111General Biology I

4

COM-102Composition II

3

REC-180Perceptual Motor Development

3

REC-182Recreation for Special Populations

3

REC-201Applied Leadership Essentials

3

SOC-101Introduction to Sociology

3

Semester 3 (12 credit hours)

COM-103Speech Fundamentals

3

MTH-120General Education Mathematics

3

REC-102Older Adult Recreation and Wellness

3

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Elective

3

(Note: Take MTH-120 or higher.)

Semester 4 (18 credit hours)

CIS-115Microsoft Office I

3

REC-120Sport/Recreation Programming

3

REC-205Professional Issues

2

REC-233Recreation Management Practicum

3

REC-237Recreation Management Seminar

1

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Elective

3

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Elective

3