Curriculum: Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

Concentration: Tourism and Commerical Recreation

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management: Tourism and Commerical Recreation

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PRT 150 Parks, Rec.& Tourism Mgt. Orient.
PRT 152 Intro. To Parks, Rec. and Tourism1
ENG 101 Academic Writing and Research1,H
MA *** Mathematics Elective2,A
*** *** GEP Requirement *

1
3
4
3
4

15

  

PRT 220 Commercial Rec. & Tourism Mgt.
PRT 238 Inclusive Recreation
*** *** GEP Requirement*
*** *** GEP Requirement*
*** *** GEP Requirement*
PE 10* Fitness & Wellness Course*E

3
3
3
3
3
1

16
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PRT 250/250L Mgt. of Park & Rec. Facilities
EC 205 Economics(or EC 201 or ARE 201)*D
*** *** GEP Requirement*
*** *** GEP Requirement*
COM 110 Public Speaking (or Com 112)

3
3
3
3
3

15

  

PRT 350/350L Outdoor Recreation Mgt.
*** *** Concentration3
*** *** GEP Requirement*
*** *** Interdisciplinary GEP Requirement*

3
6
3
2-3


14-15

 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ST 311 Intro. to Statistics (or ST 350)A
PRT 359 Leadership and Super. In P & R1
PRT 375 Internship Orientation
*** *** Concentration3
PE *** Phys. Ed/Healthy Living Course*E

3
3
1
6
1

14

  

PRT 380/380L Analysis & Evaluation in P & R
PRT 358/358L The Recreation Program
*** *** Free Electives6

3
3
9

 

15
 
Summer Session
Credit
      
PTR 475 Recreation and Park Internship
85
      
 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PRT 454 Parks & Rec. Finance & Administration
*** *** Free Elective6
*** *** Concentration3

3
3
6

15

  

PRT 451/451L Prin. Of Rec. Planning & Fac. Dev.
PRT 477 Parks, Recreation & Tourism1,4
*** *** Free Electives6

3
3
6


12
 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*I,J,K: 121
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 Minimum grade of C-
2 Select one course from the following: MA 105,MA 107, MA 111, MA 114, OR MA 121
3 See the online degree ( http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/curricula/index.html ) for concentration courses.
4 PRT 477 must be taken during a student's last semester of course work.
5 Complete 100 hours of documented professional work experience prior to enrolling in PRT 475. The form can be found at http://cnr.ncsu.edu/prtm/undergrad/index.html .
6 A maximum of 12 credit hours of free electives can be taken for credit only. 

* General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .

A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Fulfilled as part of the Major requirements. .
B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list.
C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
D. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose 3 credits from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list in a discipline other than Economics. Economics 205 (or EC 201 or ARE 201) is taken as part of the Major requirements and satisfies 3 credit hours needed to fulfill the GEP Social Sciences requirement.
E. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
F. Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
XHumanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose 6 credits from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list.      
H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
I. U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite.
J. Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite .      
K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.