Recreation Administration
(BS)
Department of Recreation Administration programs are accredited by the National Recreation and Park Association.
Major
The Recreation Administration Major Comprises
or
(6 sem. hrs.)
17 Semester Hours of REC Electives
1 Semester Hour of PED Activity Courses
6 Semester Hours of Electives
6 hrs. of electives from ECN, MGT, ACC and MAR approved by advisor and department chair; and a PSY course approved by advisor and department chair.
Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
A suggested plan of study follows. For all General Education courses, see General Education courses.
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
- General Education Humanities. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Scientific Awareness. Credits: 3
(See footnote *)
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
- General Education Mathematics. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Fine Arts. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Scientific Awareness. Credits: 4
(See footnote *)
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
- US Constitution. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 18
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
- General Education Humanities. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Social/Behavioral Science. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16-17
- Business Elective. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3-4
(See footnote 1) - Free Elective.Credits: 3
- PED Activity.Credits: 1
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16-17
- Business Elective. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3-4
(See footnote 1) - REC Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 3)
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
- Free Elective. Credits: 3
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
- Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 6
(See footnote 2)
Footnotes
Major GPA based on all recreation courses taken at EIU.
(*) See EIU General Education courses listed by Segment.
1. If required, foreign language would be taken here.
2. Internship in Recreation should be completed after REC 3550, REC 4274, and the majority of courses in recreation
3. Fieldwork requires 15 hours per week of practical experience at a field based site along with a one hour weekly class session.Enrollment is limited as sites in the immediate area are limited.
Footnotes
* Internship (Recreation Administration 4275) must be served in a clinical, residential or community-based therapeutic program under the supervision of a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
** In order to seek certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), the student must select courses from at least three of the following six areas: adaptive physical education, biological/physical sciences, human services, psychology, sociology, or special education.
(Major GPA based on all recreation courses taken at EIU.)
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.