Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Recreation Studies (Outdoor Recration Concentration)
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
- Graduates are prepared to take the national examination to obtain the Certified Park and Recreation Professional certification endorsed by the National Recreation and Park Association.
- Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors but are not eligible for the Minor in Recreation Administration.
- Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of free elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 120 total or 36 advanced hours. Consult with an academic advisor for further recommendations on elective choices.
- Students should be aware that some REC courses may only be offered once a year, during a Fall or Spring semester.
- Students entering Texas State with fewer than 16 hours completed after high school graduation will be required to take US 1100. All others will be exempt from taking this course but will be required to earn an additional free elective, if needed, to reach the 120 minimum total hour requirement for the awarding of a degree.
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The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
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Prior to graduation, students will complete a 400 hour internship. In order to be approved for an internship students must have a Major GPA of 2.25 or higher.
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301]) | 3 | ENG 1320 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1302]) | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311]) | 3 | PFW 1301 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080) | 3 |
| REC 1310 (TCCN PHED 1336) | 3 | REC 2330 | 3 |
| US 1100 | 1 | MATH 1315 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [TCCN 1314])1 | 3 |
| REC 1330 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| REC 2335 | 3 | REC 2336 | 3 |
| ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094) [TCCN ENGL 2322, 2323, 2332, 2333, 2327 or 2328] | 3 | PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 1301 or 2306]) | 3 |
| ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050 [TCCN HUMA 1315]) | 3 | REC 1370 | 3 |
| Choose 2 of the following: | 2 | GEO 1309 or 1310 | 3 |
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Minor | 6 | Minor | 6 |
| REC 3325 | 3 | REC 4330 | 3 |
| Electvies | 3 | REC 4335 | 3 |
| REC 3351 | 3 | Choose 1 of the following: | 3 |
| Choose 1 of the following: | 3 | ||
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| Minor | 6 | REC 4680 | 6 |
| REC 4350 | 3 | ||
| REC 4380 | 3 | ||
| Electives | 3 | ||
| 15 | 6 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
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Any course approved for 020 General Education Core Curriculum can satisfy the MATH 1315 requirement
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All major coursework must be completed prior to students enrolling in the required internship, REC 4680.
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Students must earn grades of "C" or better in REC 2335, REC 2336, REC 3325 and REC 4380 as partial fulfillment of gaining Departmental Approval to enroll in REC 4680.
