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Sep 01, 2024
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2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Recreation - Emphasis in Tourism and Community Leisure Services, B.S.
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Degree Requirements: 124 Credit Hours
See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.
General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42
Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4
Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18
All Recreation students must take
Major Requirements Credit Hours: 21
Tourism and Community Leisure Services Emphasis Credit Hours: 18
Guided Major Electives Credit Hours: 15
- Select 15 credit hours of departmental approved Guided Major Electives or minor coursework. 1
Free Electives Credit Hours: 6
- Select 6 credit hours of electives in any subject.
Total Credit Hours: 124
1 Suggested areas of study include Anthropology, Biology, Business, Child & Family Development, Coaching, Health Education & Promotion, Criminal Justice, Geography, Geographic Information Science, History, Hospitality Management, Journalism, Marketing, Management, Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Public Relations, Psychology, Sociology and Sport Management.
Program Admission Criteria
- 2.0 GPA for Outdoor Recreation, Recreational Therapy, and Tourism and Community Leisure Services
- 2.0 GPA to enroll in Internship
- Students must complete all Area A1 and Area A2 requirements and RECR 1530 Introduction to Recreation prior to admission to the program.
Honors in Recreation
- Be admitted to the Honors College
- Successfully complete at least three credits of HONS 4610 over three semesters
- Successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project
- Be in good standing in the Honors College at the time of graduation
Other Program Requirements
- A minimum grade of “C” is required for each RECR or non-RECR course taken in Area F, Major Requirements, Areas of Emphasis, and Guided Major Electives.
Accelerated Bachelors to Masters (MPA-ABM) with Recreation B.S.
Degree Requirements: 39 Credit Hours
The MPA-ABM with Recreation B.S. is designed to allow students to enter the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree program after completing 90 credit hours. Students admitted into the MPA-ABM program may take up to 12 graduate credit hours within the undergraduate Recreation degree program that will count toward the MPA. There must be a minimum of 150 unique credit hours between the two programs.
Admission Requirements
Regular Admission
Students may be accepted into the MPA-ABM program if all of the criteria are met:
- Student must have earned a minimum of 90 credit hours and have completed an application for admission to the MPA-ABM program.
- Student must be a declared major in the Recreation B.S. degree program, with an emphasis in Outdoor Recreation or Tourism and Community Leisure Services.
- Student must have a minimum GPA of 3.25.
- Student must meet all of the other criteria for Regular Admission into the MPA program. Provisional Admission will not be allowed.
Program of Study
Students in the MPA-ABM should take the following courses as “Guided Major Electives,” preferably during their senior year:
Total Credit Hours: 12
Students may declare a Minor in Public Administration and fulfill the minor requirements by completing an additional PBAD/NMLI course in the minor program. The MPA-ABM courses substitute for courses in the minor program as follows: PBAD 7130 for PBAD 4232 , PBAD 7230 for PBAD 3431 , PBAD 7530 for PBAD 4235 , and PBAD 7631 for PBAD 2231 .
Advisement
Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit the Academic Advisement catalog page.
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