Recreation and Park Administration, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) Accelerated 3+2 Dual Degree Program with a Concentration in Natural Resources Recreation Management
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.
Admission Requirements
Students interested in this option must satisfy all of the following conditions:
- Junior or Senior standing
- Overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 at the time of admission to the 3+2 program
- Approval from department and Graduate School (see the form at http://gradschool.eku.edu/graduate-school-forms)
- Must maintain an overall undergraduate and graduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 to continue in the 3+2 program.
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
| 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 Behaviorial 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| General Education | 36 | |
| Student Success Seminar | ||
| HSO 100 | Student Success Seminar (waived for transfers with 30+ hrs.) | 1 |
| Writing Intensive Course (Hrs. incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives category) | ||
| Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
| ACCT - Recreation and Park Administration majors will fulfill ACCT with the following. (Credit hours are incorporated into Major and Supporting requirements.) | ||
| Internship | ||
or REC 473 | Therapeutic Recreation Internship | |
| 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 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: | ||
| Natural Resources and Recreation Management | 29 | |
Recreation Management and Event Planning | ||
Recreation Therapy | ||
Tourism and Resort Recreation | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 23 hours of free electives | 23 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Courses | ||
| REC 180 | Outdoor Adventure Activities | 1 |
| REC 190 | Challenge Course Introduction | 1 |
| REC 290 | Adventure Programming | 3 |
| REC 380 | Natural Resource Tourism | 3 |
| REC 463 | Internship | 12 |
| REC 516 | Recreation and Park Interpretive Services | 3 |
| REC 530 | Park Management | 3 |
| REC 590 | Special Topics:___ | 3 |
| or WLD 317 | Conservation of Wildlife Resources | |
| Total Hours | 29 | |
M.S. Recreation and Park Administration Major Requirements
See M.S. Recreation and Park Administration page.