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Bachelor of Science in Education - Recreation and Park Administration
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Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131
Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS
2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Area D Science/ Math/ Technology
Req. Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab
included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L;
CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L ; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL
1122 (no lab); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325
(lab optional)
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL
2105
Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST
2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156
Wellness Requirement
Req. Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.
Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
PELM 2205 Intro to Physical Educ and Rec
PELM 2206 Recreation Program Design
Select 12 semester hours in electives, 1000-2000 level (advisor approval required).
Area G Prog. Requirements
Req. Hours: 56
EDUT 3215 Technology in the Workplace
PEDS 2275 Skills/Conc in Outdoor Recreation
PEDS 2371 Skills/Conc of Physical Activity 1
PEDS 2372 Skills/Conc of Physical Activity 2
PELM 2345 Emergency Care and First Aid
PELM 3125 Managing/Directing Rec Programs
PELM 3225 Outdoor Resources in Recreation
PELM 3226 Facility Dev in Parks/Recreation
PELM 3425 Practicum in Recreation and Parks
PELM 4146 Test/Measurement/Eval in PELM
PELM 4225 Administration of Leisure Services
PELM 4226 Grant Applications in Parks/ Rec
PELM 4227 Commercial Recreation/Tourism
PELM 4228 Maintenance of Parks/Rec Areas
PELM 4245 Physical Act for Stu w/ Disabilities
PELM 4698 Internship
SPED 3255 Learning/Behavioral Characteristics of Children/Youth w/ Disabilities/Gifts/Talents
Area H General Electives
Req. Hours: 4
Total Hours Required: 123
Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Education page.