Students may apply for admission to the Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree program in their junior or senior year. Students are able to complete their B.S. degree and M.S. degree within 5 calendar years because of the accelerated curriculum and because 9 semester hours of 700-level graduate coursework will apply to both the undergraduate B.S. degree and the graduate M.S. degree. Only undergraduate students of proven academic ability will be considered for the program.

Entrance requirements for the 3+2 must adhere to the same requirements for the M.S. Recreation and Park Administration Program in the Graduate Catalog, except entrance examinations (e.g. GRE) are not required for the 3+2 program. Students must fulfill all graduation requirements listed below. Students admitted into the program will remain coded as undergraduate until fulfilling their BS requirements. Students admitted into the 3+2 program must complete the Recreation And Park Administration BS degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA to be allowed to proceed with graduate program coursework.

Program Requirements

CIP Code: 31.0301

Students in 3+2 Accelerated Dual Degree program must complete the listed Recreation And Park Administration B.S. program requirements along with the same requirements for the Recreation And Park Administration M.S. Program (presented in the Graduate Catalog: listing at http://gradschool.eku.edu/graduate-catalog). Nine (9) credit hours of 700-level graduate coursework (REC 716 Rcrtn & Prk Interpretive Srvcs, REC 730 Park Management, and REC 790 Special Topics:_______________) are applicable to the undergraduate degree.

Summary Checklist for General Education

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Element 1
A: Written Communication		3
B: Written Communication		3
C: Oral Communication		3
Element 2
Quantitative Reasoning		3
Element 3
A: Arts		3
B: Humanities		3
Element 4
Natural Sciences		6
Element 5
A: Historical Science		3
B: Social Behavioral Science		3
Element 6
Diversity of Perspectives Experiences		6
Total Hours		36

Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.

Major

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
University Graduation Requirements
General Education		36
Student Success Seminar
HSO 100	Student Success Seminar (waived for transfers with 30+ hrs.)	1
Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories)
Major Requirements
Core Courses
REC 101	Recreation and Tourism Careers	1
REC 102	Introduction to Recreation Leadership	3
REC 163	Fieldwork I	1
REC 200	Leisure Diversity and Culture	3
REC 263	Fieldwork II	2
REC 280	Programming Special Events	3
REC 311	Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation	3
REC 350	Supervision of Recreation Personnel	3
REC 406	Planning, Design , and Maintenance of Recreation Facilities	3
REC 450W	Senior Seminar	3
REC 801	Park, Rec & Tour Resrch Methds	3
REC 825	Phil of Recreation and Leisure	3
REC 840	Admin Proc & Pract	3
Concentrations
Students must select one of the following Concentrations:
Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources Management
Recreation Management and Event Planning
Recreation Therapy
Tourism and Resort Recreation		27
Free Electives
Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources Management
Recreation Management and Event Planning
Recreation Therapy
Tourism and Resort Recreation		22
Total Hours		120

Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Concentration Courses
REC 225	Recreation Hobbies	3
REC 250	Tourism Videography and Social Media	3
REC 380	Natural Resource Tourism	3
REC 480	Resort Recreation Management	3
REC 463	Internship	12
Choose from one of the following:		3
REC 516	Recreation and Park Interpretive Services
REC 530	Park Management
REC 590	Special Topics:___
Total Hours		27

M.S. Recreation and Park Administration Major Requirements

See M.S. Recreation and Park Administration page.