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Dec 08, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management: Recreational Therapy Concentration, BS
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Program Description
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management prepares students for a variety of careers in the public, private and non-profit sectors. The curriculum provides broad exposure to the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to create, manage, lead and operate in organizations, agencies and businesses that provide leisure and leisure-related experiences, services, environments and therapeutic interventions. Students choose from one of two concentration areas: (1) Parks, Recreation and Tourism Concentration with an emphasis area in Parks, Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation; Sport and Recreation Management; or Tourism and Event Management; (2) Recreational Therapy (RT). These concentration areas offer the flexibility to accommodate each student’s career objectives in positions in community recreation, campus recreation, sports and athletics management, event and experience planning and management, commercial recreation and tourism, park and conservation area management, interpretation and management of natural, historic, and cultural sites, rehabilitation services, recreational therapy, programs for people with disabilities, senior citizens or other special populations, camp administration, travel industry, resort management, convention and visitor bureaus, conference and meeting planning, and community tourism development to name a few. The Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT). Therefore, our graduates are immediately eligible to apply to become National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) “Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP),” a valuable credential for professional development. The Recreational Therapy program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Recreational Therapy Education (CARTE), and students choosing the Recreational Therapy option will also be qualified to sit for the Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) certification. When space is available, a student may change majors to one of the degree concentrations in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management with approval of the department chair or the chair’s designee. Students are encouraged to speak with a PRTM advisor about changing their major prior to the start of their sophomore year to avoid a delay in graduation due to course sequencing and course prerequisite requirements. Graduate degrees offered are Master of Science (Thesis option or Online/non-thesis option) and Doctor of Philosophy. Recreational Therapy Concentration
The Recreational Therapy (RT) Concentration prepares students for exciting careers working with people with disabilities and health conditions across the lifespan in a variety of settings, including community-based recreation agencies, camps, children’s hospitals, psychiatric and physical rehabilitation hospitals, and assisted-living facilities, to name a few. Recreational Therapy is the purposeful and therapeutic use of recreation and leisure-based activities to improve clients’ functional health, leisure experiences, and quality of life. Students who complete these requirements are eligible to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification examination to become a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS). Footnotes
1 See General Education Requirements and advisor. Students should discuss with their advisor which general education requirements meet the prerequisites for Recreational Therapy concentration specific classes. 2 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section. 3 Six credits selected from AGRB 3610 , AL 3490 , AL 3500 , AL 3520 , AL 3760 , AL 4530 , ASL 1010 , ASL 1020 , AVS 2080 , BIOL 4780 , CCPD 1620 , CCPD 1660 , COMM 3300 , COMM 3480 , COMM 3500 , COMM 3800 , COMM 3810 , ED 4050 , EDEC 3360 , EDF 3340 , EDF 3350 , EDHC 3200 , EDSP 3730 , EDSP 3740 , EDSP 3760 , HCC 4510 , HLTH 2030 , HLTH 2500 , HLTH 2600 , HLTH 3050 , HLTH 3400 , HLTH 4020 , HLTH 4100 , HLTH 4110 , HLTH 4150 , HLTH 4300 , HLTH 4400 , HLTH 4800 , LS 1000 , LS 1260 , LS 2420 , LS 2750 , LS 2760 , MGT 4310 , NPL 3000 , NPL 3010 , NPL 3020 , NPL 3030 , NPL 3040 , NPL 3050 , PHIL 3460 , PSYC 3060 , PSYC 3220 , PSYC 3240 , PSYC 3300 , PSYC 3330 , PSYC 3340 , PSYC 3440 , PSYC 3450 , PSYC 3520 , PSYC 3680 , PSYC 3690 , PSYC 3700 , PSYC 3770 , PSYC 3810 , PSYC 4080 , PSYC 4150 , PSYC 4260 , PSYC 4430 , PSYC 4820 , PSYC 4880 , SOC 3500 , SOC 3800 , SOC 3910 , SOC 3920 , SOC 3940 , SOC 3970 , SOC 4600 , SOC 4800 , SOC 4810 , SOC 4840 , YDP 3000 , YDP 3050 , YDP 3100 , YDP 3150 , YDP 3200 , YDP 3300 , YDP 3350 , YDP 3400 , YDP 3450 , or any 3000- or 4000-level course in ASL or PRTM. |
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