School of Recreation and Sports Sciences

Ming Li, Director

The School of Recreation and Sport Sciences offers diverse academic programs in athletic training education, exercise physiology, physical education, recreation studies, and sport industry. In addition to these majors, a minor in recreation is also available. Committed to excellence in undergraduate education, most programs in the school have been accredited or approved by national accrediting agencies or organizations, such a National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), and Sport Management Program Review Council (SMPRC). The school faculty are committed to promoting the pursuit of an active and healthy lifestyle.

For information about the program, go to our Web site at: https://www.ohio.edu/rsps/index.htm .

Note: Courses offered through the School of Recreation and Sport Sciences vary in the number of times they can be retaken (.e., initial registration plus retake). If you need to know the limit for a course, contact the college's Student Services offices. Variable credit courses usually cannot be retaken (i.e., with the possibility of the initial grade no longer being figured in the accumulative grade point calculation) but can be repeated for credit to count toward your degree. While no limit has been set for repeats of PED courses, individual majors, schools, departments, and colleges may limit the number of such hours that can count toward graduation.

Athletic Training

All students interested in Athletic Training Education (ATE) mut be admitted into Ohio University with a designated major code of ND8142 (Pre-Athletic Training). In order to conitnue in ATE beyond the first year, you must apply to and be accepted into the program. Applications are due on or before May 1st. Decisions for acceptance will be finalized on or before July 1st.

Admission and criteria processes are:

1. Successfully complete RSAT 140, 145, and 150 with at least a B (3.0) in each course. (Students would apply while enrolled in RSAT 150).
2. Have earned at least a 2.0 accumulative g.p.a.
3. Earned 45 hours by the end of spring quarter of application year.
4. Be eligible to take BIOS 301/302 by the first quarter of the sophomore year.
5. Provide documentation of 60 hours of athletic training observation (documentation forms are available at the Undergraduate Athletic Training Office).
6. Provide documentation of hepatitis B and TB vaccinations.
7. Return the athletic training application to the Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Office, Ohio Unversity, Grover Center E188, Athens, OH 45701, on or before May 1st. (The application may be found on the athletic training Web site at https://www.ohio.edu/rsps/ugrad/ugat.htm or from the the undergraduate athletic training education director at the above address.)
8. Successfully complete an on-campus interview with the Athletic Training Education Selection Committee. Interviews are conducted after May 1st. Students are invited to interview for ATE who will meet selection criteria.

Once admitted into Athletic Training Education, students must complete the technical standards for the Ohio University Undergraduate Athletic Training Education Program. These standards are found in the Athletic Training Program. These standards are found in the Athletic Traioning Education Policies and Procedure Manual distributed to all prospective students. They are also located on the athletic training education Web site. The Athletic Training Selection Committee will choose a select group of approximately 20 students. Students not admitted must request a change of major.

If you are selected for the program, you are required to complete a minimum of 800 hours of clinical experience between your sophomore and senior years. Successful completion of the CAAHEP-accredited program qualifies you to take the National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc., Certification Examination and the State of Ohio Board of Athletic Trainer Licensure Examination. You are awarded the Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training upon completion of the program and after official application for degree conferral.

Athletic Training
Major code BS8117

Athletic Training Core Courses

BIOS 302          Human Anat. For 
                  Nonmajors                            6 orBIOS 301       Human Anatomy                    

BIOS 345          Human Physiology                     4

HCFN 128          Intro to Nutrition                   4

HLTH 202          Intro to Health and 
                  Lifestyle Choices                    4

HLTH 204          Alcohol, Tobacco, 
                  and Other Drugs                      4

HLTH 230          Medical Terminology                  2

PESS 203          Intro to Exercise Physiology         3 
                         
PESS 227          First Aid:  Work Place Training      3

PESS 228          CPR                                  1

PESS 247          Fitness Testing                      3

PESS 302          Biomechanics                         4 orBIOS 352       Biomechanics

PESS 327          First Aid:  Work Place Training
                  Instructor                           3

HLTH 328          Instructor CPR                       3

PESS 347          Exercise Prescription I              3

PESS 414, 415     Physiology of Exercise 
                  and Lab                              7 orBIOS 445, 446  Physiology of Exercise 
                  and Lab 

PESS 416          Resistant Training                   4

PESS 447          Exercise Prescription II             4

PHYS 201, 202     Intro to Physics                    10

PSY 101           General Psychology                   5

PSY 120           Elem. Statistical Reasoning          4 orPSY  221       Statistics for Beh. Sciences or5

RSAT 140          Principles of Athletic 
                  Training                             3

RSAT 145          Practical Aspects of
                  Athletic Training                    2

RSAT 150          Prevention/Management
                  of Athletic Injuries                 3

RSAT 180A         Practical Applications in
                  Athletic Training I                  1  

RSAT 180B         Practical Applications in
                  Athletic Training II                 1

RSAT 180C         Practical Applications in
                  Athletic Training III                1

RSAT 240          Recognition and
                  Evaluation of Athletic
                  Injuries                             3

RSAT 245          Emergency Care of
                  Athletic Injuries                    3

RSAT 280A         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training I                  1

RSAT 280B         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training II                 1

RSAT 280C         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training III                1

RSAT 300          Recognition and
                  Evaluation of Athletic
                  Injuries II                          4

RSAT( * 
)           Interdisciplinary Aspects of
                  Sports Medicine

RSAT 310          Therapeutic Exercise                 5

RSAT 315          Therapeutic Modalities               5

RSAT 380A         Clinical Applications of
                  Athletic Training IV                 1

RSAT 380B         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training V                  1

RSAT 380C         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training VI                 1

RSAT 418B         Seminar in Sports Medicine           2

RSAT 420          Administration of
                  Athletic Training                    3

RSAT 480A         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training VII                1

RSAT 480B         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training VIII               1

RSAT 480C         Clinical Applications in
                  Athletic Training IX                 1 Required Related CoursesBIOS 170, 171     Intro to Zoology                    10

CHEM 121,122,123  Principles of Chemistry             12 orCHEM 151,152,
153               Fund. of Chemistry or15

PESS 125          Human Movement and
                  Fitness Perspectives                 4

Even if your mathematics placement exam result is MATH 263 (which means that 
you demonstrated quantitative skills sufficient to meet the Tier I requirement), 
you must complete one of the following:

MATH 113          Algebra                              5

MATH 115          Precalculus                          5

MATH 163A         Intro to Calculus                    4

MATH 263A         Analytic Geometry 
                  and Calculus                         4

( * 
)The above listed course with no number is in the
proces of being approved.  Check with your advisor 
for final course number, title, and credit hours.

Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Physical Education and Sport Sciences includes three major areas of specialization: physical education with an emphasis on teaching PreK-Grade 12, exercise physiology, and sport industry.

In order to be granted a degree in either physical education or sport sciences, you must be a declared major for at least one academic year (three quarters) immediately before graduation. No more than three quarter hours of credit in each of the following courses will count toward the 192 hours needed for graduation:

BIOS 392          Topics in Zoology 
and/or BIOS 492

MUS 251A          Marching Band

PED 123           Conditioning and Weight Training

PESS 418A         Instructional Experience

Physical Education
Major code BS8106

A major in physical education prepares you to teach physical education from prekindergarten through grade twelve (PreK-12 teaching license). All students interested in physical education will enter Ohio University into a pre-major code of ND8106 (Pre-Physical Education). To be admitted int the major, you must apply to and be accepted after successful completion of nine courses, passing a skill assessment and maintainin an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.75 or higher.

Admission and crieteria processes are (note: some of these courses also are required for professional standing in physical education/teacher education in the College of Education):

1. Complete the following courses with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in each course:

BIOL 101          Principles of Biology                5 orBIOS 103       Human Biology

ENG 151           Writing and Rhetoric I               5 orENG 152        Writing and Reading orENG 153        Writing and Reading:  Special Topics

HLTH 202          Intro to Health & Lifestyle
                  Choices                              4

COMS 103          Fundamentals of Public
                  Speaking                             4

MATH 109          Consumer Mathematics               4-5 orhigher

PESS 125          Human Movement and
                  Fitness                              4

PESS 202          Intro to Teaching Physical
                  Education                            4

PESS 227          First Aid:  Work Place Training      3

PSY 101           General Psychology                   5

                                       Total Hours 38-39 
Pass a skill assessment with a score of 75% or higher.  The skill 
test may be taken any quarter.  See the Physical Education and Sport 
Sciences coordinator to obtain information regarding the test and then 
to schedule the test.
 
 
Achieve and maintain an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.75 or higher.
 

Required General Education Courses

Ohio requirements for teacher licensure state that you must complete a general studies program that include the arts, communications, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, sciences and the social sciences. In addition, the general studies curriculum should incorporate multicultural and global perspectives. You should work closely with your faculty advisor to select courses that would fulfill both Ohio University's General Education Requirements (see the Graduation Requirements section) and the requirements for teacher licensure.

Specific Tier II courses requirements in this major are:

BIOS 101          Principles of Biology                5 orBIOS 103       Human Biology                     

PSY 101           General Psychology                   5

In addition, you must complete COMS 103 Fundamentals of Public Speaking before 
you can apply for admission into Professional Education in the College of 
Education. Physical Education/Teacher Education CoreYou must complete the following courses with no grade below a C (2.0):

PESS 205          Fundamentals of Movement,
                  Rhythms and Dance                    3

PESS 240A         Foundations of Sport
                  and Games in Physical
                  Education I                          4

PESS 240B         Foundations of Sport
                  and Games in Physical
                  Education II                         4

PESS 310          Principles, Theories and
                  Methods of Teaching Early
                  Childhood Physical Ed                6

PESS 330          Principles, Theories and
                  Methods of Teaching Middle
                  Childhood Physical Ed                6

PESS 370          Principles, Theories and
                  Methods of Teaching
                  Adolescent and Young
                  Adult Physical Education             6

REC 291           Outdoor Pursuits                     3 Physical Education Required CoursesYou must complete the following courses with no grade below a C(2.0):

BIOS 302          Human Anatomy                        6

HCCF 160          Intro to Child 
                  Development                          4

PESS 204          History and Principles
                  of Physical Education                4

PESS 212          Intro to Coaching                    3

PESS 302          Biomechanics                         4

PESS 333          Adapted Physical Educ.               4

PESS 345          Foundations of
                  Exer. Physiology                     4

PESS 405          Motor Learning                       4

PESS 409          Tests and Measurements               4

You must earn at least a C (2.0) or better in one of the following aquatic courses:

PESS 104          Intermediate Swimming                2

PESS 218          Lifeguard Training                   2

PESS 220          Water Safety Instruction             3 Required Professional Education CoursesYou must complete the following courses with a 2.75 g.p.a. and no grade below a C (2.0):

The following three courses are to be taken together as a block:

EDCI 200          Learning, Human Growth, 
                  and Development                      6

EDCI 201          Characteristics of Learners
                  with Exceptionalities                3

EDCI 202          Field Exp. in Typical and
                  Exceptional Student Development      2

EDCI 203          Technological Applications
                  in Education                         4

EDCI 301          Educ. and Cultural Diversity         3

EDCI 371A         Instr. Adapt. for Learners
                  with Exceptionalities and
                  Diverse Needs                        4

EDCI 400          School, Society, and the
                  Professional Educator                4

EDSE 350          Secondary School Planning
                  and Instruction                      4

EDSE 351          Instructional Process
                  and Curriculum                       5

EDPL 461, 463     Student Teaching                    13

EDPL 465          Student Teaching Seminar             3

Exercise Physiology
Major code BS8122

Upon successful completion of all requirements and official application for degree conferral, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Sport Sciences. The Sport Sciences-Exercise Physiology option can be used to fulfill most of the School of Physical Therapy's prerequisites for admission.

Professional Standing Core

You must complete te following courses with no grade below a C (2.0):

PESS 125          Human Movement and
                  Fitness Perspectives                 4

PESS 203          Introduction to Exercise
                  Physiology                           3

PESS 227          First Aid:  Work Place
                  Training                             3

HLTH 202          Intro to Health and
                  Lifestyle Choices                    4 Exercise Physiology CoreBIOS 170 & 171    Introduction to Zoology             10

BIOS 302          Human Anatomy                        6

BIOS 345          Human Physiology                     4

BIOS 346          Human Physiology Lab                 3

CHEM 121-123      Principles of Chemistry             12 orCHEM 151-153   Fundamentals of Chemistry or15

HCFN 128          Introduction to Nutrition            4

PESS 247          Fitness Testing                      3

PESS 261          Practicum in Sport Sci.              1

PESS 302          Biomechanics                         4

PESS 348          Exercise Testing and
                  Prescription                         5

PESS 405          Motor Learning                       4

PESS 414          Physiology of Exercise               4

PESS 415          Physiology of Exercise Lab           3

PESS 416          Resistance Training                  4

PESS 447          Exercise Prescription II             4

PHYS 201 & 202    Introduction to Physics             10 Exercise Physiology RequirementsANTH 101          Intro to Cultural 
                  Anthropology                         5 orSOC 101        Intro to Sociology

MATH 163A         Intro to Calculus                    4 orMATH 263A      Calculus

PSY 101           General Psychology                   5

PSY 120           Elementary Statistical
                  Reasoning                            4 orPSY 221        Statistics for Behavioral
                  Sciences or5

Select one of the following courses:

HLTH 217          Introduction to Health Care
                  Organizations                        4

PESS 213          Youth and Sports                     3

PESS 313          Sport Club Management                3

PESS 421          Principles of Aging and
                  Physical Activity                    4

PESS 493          Research Dynamics: Planning,
                  Participation, and Actualization 
                  of the Research Process    1-6 (6 max)

Select one of the following PSY courses:

PSY 233           Psychology of Personality            4

PSY 312           Physiological Psychology             4

PSY 327           Human Psychophysiology               4

PSY 332           Abnormal Psychology                  4 PESS Skills DevelopmentYou must complete 10 hours with a minimum of 2 hours required in each of 
the three categories. Aquatics(2 hours minimum)

PESS 103          Beginning Swimming                   2

PESS 104          Intermediate Swimming                2

PESS 110          Aqua Aerobics                        2

PESS 218          Life Guard Training                  2

PESS 220          Water Safety Instructor              3 Sport Activities(2 hours minimum)

PESS 223          Track & Field                        2

PESS 224B         Wrestling                            2

PESS 260A         Flag Football                        2

PESS 260B         Team Handball                        2

PESS 262A         Field Hockey                         2

PESS 262B         Soccer                               2

PESS 264B         Lacrosse                             2 Lifetime Activities(2 hours minimum)

PESS 107          Modern Dance                         2

PESS 115          Rhythmics                            2

PESS 116          Social Forms of Dance                2

PESS 117          Folk and Square Dance                2

PESS 141A         Archery                              2

PESS 141B         Golf                                 2

PESS 221A         Tennis                               2

PESS 221B         Badminton                            2

PESS 224A         Racquetball                          2

PESS 263A         Basketball                           2

PESS 263B         Volleyball                           2

PESS 264A         Softball                             2

Sport Industry
Major code BS8123

The Sports Industry major, designed to meet the needs of the sport industry, provides the student with academic preparation and practical training that are required to be successful in various careers in the sport industry. These careers include, but are not limited to, sport promotion and marketing, sport information, sport media, customer and community relations, facility and event management, and sport sponsorship and licensing.

Profesisonal preparation for the field of sport management consists of foundation courses in management and courses that apply management principles to the various segments of the sport enterprise. Upon successful completion of all requirements and official application for degree conferral, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Sport Sciences.

Students interested in sport industry will enter Ohio University into a pre-major code of ND8123 (Pre-Sport Industry). To be admitted into the major, you must apply and be accepted after successful completion of seven courses and achieving an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.5 or higher.

Admission and criteria processes are:

1. Complete the following courses with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in each course:

ACCT 101          Financial Accounting                 4

ECON 103          Principles of Microeconomics         4

ENG 151           Writing and Rhetoric I               5 orENG 152        Writing and Reading orENG 153        Writing and Reading:  Special Topics 

COMS 101          Fundamentals of Human
                  Communication                        4 orCOMS 103       Fundamentals of Public Speaking

MATH 163A         Intro to Calculus                    4

PESS 201          Intro to Sport Industry              3

PESS 225          History of the Sport Industry        4

                                          Total Hours 28

2. Achieve and maintain an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.5 or higher.

Upon successful completion of the above requirements, you must seek admission to the major:

1. For Pre-Sport Industry Majors

The Sport Industry Program Application form is available from your fculty advisor. The completed form and a current DARS report must be submitted by the end of the second week of the quarter following completion of the admission requirements to the Physical Education and Sport Sciences coordinator.

2. All Other Majors

For students in any other major seeking admission into the SportIndustry major, the Sport Industry Program Application form is available from the Physical Education and Sport Sciences coordinator. The completed form and a current DARS report must be returned to the program coordinator by the seventh dayof the quarter, following completion of the admission requirements.

Upon review and verification of your g.p.a. and course requirements, applicants meeting the requirements will be admitted into the program. Students are advised to make a decision about a major as early as possible in order to apply to the program in a timely manner.

Sport Industry Core Requirements

Business and Economics

ACCT 102          Managerial Accounting                4

BUSL 255          Law & Society                        4

ECON 104          Principles of Macroeconomics         4

FIN 325           Foundations of Finance               4

HRM 320           Human Resources Management           4

MGT 202           Management                           4

MKT 202           Marketing Principles                 4

OPN 310           Principles of Operation              4


Sports Management

BUSL 465           Law of Sports                       4

ECON 318           Economics of Sports                 4 

PESS 261           Practicum in Sport Sciences       1-5

PESS 376           Athletic Facility Planning
                   and Management                      4

PESS 391           Risk Management                     4

PESS 401           Sports Marketing                    4

PESS 412           Sports Governance and Ethics        4

PESS 425           Financial Issues in Sport           4

PESS 430           Sports Sales and Promotion          4

SOC 233            Sociology of Sport                  4 Required Related CoursesPESS 125           Human Movement & Fitness
                   Perspectives                        4

PESS 227           First Aid: Workplace Training       3

PESS 228           Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation       1

PSY 101            General Psychology                  5

PSY 221            Statistics for the Behavior
                   Sciences                            5

SOC 101            Introduction to Sociology           5

Select three (3) different PED courses.

Select three (3) of the following courses of PESS 490, Internship in
Sport Sciences:

HIST 319B          American Baseball to 1930           4

HIST 319C          American Baseball since 1930        4

HRM 425            Labor Relations                     4

PESS 212           Intro to Coaching                   3

PESS 213           Youth and Sport                     3

PESS 313           Sport Club Management               3

PESS 325           Human Dynamics of Sport             3

PESS 400           Women in Sports                     3

PESS 408           The Black Athlete and
                   American Sport                      3

PESS 411           The Olympic Movement                3

PESS 421           Principles of Aging & 
                   Physical Activity                   4

PHIL 231           Philosophy of Sport                 4

REC 200            Introduction to Leisure             4

REC 455            Administration of Aquatic
                   Facilities                          3 orPESS 490           Internship in Sport Sciences       16

Recreation Studies

The coursework is designed to prepare you in the recreation studies professional program and allow you to concentrate in adventure recreation, outdoor education and camping, campus recreation, recreation management, or therapeutic recreation. After successfully completing the requirements and officially applying for degree conferral, you will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Recreation Studies.

The curriculum prepares you to assume positions in city recreation and park departments; state and federal government agencies; youth service agencies; industrial agencies; religious organizations; camping; commercial, institutional, or collegiate recreation.

Adventure Recreation Major code BS8113

This option focuses upon planning, conducting, and administering high adventure and wilderness skills programs. You may qualify for positions with various wilderness and survival schools, outdoor leadership programs, expedition outfitters, and commercial enterprises in high adventure activities. Career opportunities are also increasing in programs involving juvenile offenders in both public and private agencies.

Health/Sport Sciences/Recreation

(Select 20 hrs)

HLTH 202           Intro to Health and
                   Lifestyle Choices                   4

HLTH 204           Alcohol, Tobacco,
                   and Other Drugs                     4

HLTH 205           Preventing HIV and STIs             4

PESS 115           Rhythmics                           2

PESS 218           Life Guard Training                 2

PESS 220           Water Safety Instruction            4

PESS 227( * 
)        First Aid:Work Place Training       3

PESS 228           CPR                                 1

PESS 327           First Aid: Work Place
                   Training Instructor                 3

PESS 328           Instructor CPR                      3

PESS 339           Athletic Officiating
                   in Football                         3

PESS 340           Athletic Officiating
                   in Baskeball                        3

PESS 341           Athletic Officiating
                   in Baseball                         3

PESS 391( * 
)        Risk Management                     4

REC 290            Recreation Sport
                   Officiating                         3       

REC 381            Management of 
                   Recreational Sports                 4 Required Professional Recreation CoreREC 200            Intro to Leisure                    4

REC 250            Recreation Leadership               4

REC 275            Recreation for Individual
                   with Disabilities                   4

REC 305            Planning and Operating
                   Rec. Areas and Facilities           4

REC 310            Recreation Programming              4

REC 315            Outdoor Education and
                   Recreation                          4

REC 336            Field Experience in 
                   Recreation                          3

REC 440            Internship                         16

REC 445            Research and Evaluation
                   Methods in Rec and Leisure          4

REC 449            Recreation Administration           4

REC 460            Advanced Concepts and
                   Issues in Leisure                   4 Recreation Tool Courses(Select 16 hrs)

PESS 213           Youth and Sports                    3

PESS 313           Sport Club Management               3

PSY 120( * 
)         Elementary Statistical 
                   Reasoning                           4 orPSY 221( * 
)      Statistics for the
                   Behavioral Sciences or5

REC 236            Field Experience 
                   in Recreation                     1-3

REC 314( * 
)         Camping                             4

Or select any course from ART, IART 150, DANC, MUS, THAR Physical Education or Recreation ActivitiesSelect 7 PED courses. Professional Courses(Select a minimum of 35 hours from:)

PBIO 225           Flowers                             4

PBIO 303           Medicinal Plants of Ohio            3

GEOL 130           Geology of National Parks           4

GEOL 215           Environ. Geology                    4

GEOL 231           Water and Pollution                 4

GEOL 330           Principles of Geomorphology         5

GEOL 434           Geological Applications
                   of Remote Sensing                   4

REC 101( * 
)         Orienteering                        1

REC 102( * 
)         Advanced Orienteering               1

REC 105            Whitewater Rafting                  1

REC 106            Hunting                             1

REC 107            Trap Shooting                       1

REC 108            Technical Climbing                  1

REC 111            Winter Activities                   1

REC 112            Backpacking                         1

REC 113            Canoeing                            1

REC 114            Kayaking                            1

REC 115            Ropes                               1

REC 116            Rescue Techniques                   1

REC 291            Outdoor Pursuits                    3

REC 311( * 
)         Expedition Management               3

REC 390( * 
)         Wilderness Survival                 3

REC 475( * 
)         Adventure Programming               3

SOC 201            Contemporary Social
                   Problems                            4

SOC 210            Intro to Social Psychology          4

SOC 260            American Criminal Justice           4

SOC 361            Deviant Behavior                    4

SOC 363            Juvenile Delinquency                4

SOC 466            Penology                            4

SW 101             Intro to Social Welfare 
                   and Social Work                     3

*Required

Campus Recreation
Major code BS8128

This option focuses upon primary and specific components of a modern collegiate recreation program and will include courses in professional ethics and issues, facility operations, program management, legal liability and risk management, marketing, fiscal management, and social issues.

Health/Sport Sciences/Recreation

(Select 20 hrs)

HLTH 202           Intro to Health and 
                   Lifestyle Choices                   4

HLTH 204           Alcohol, Tobacco,
                   and Other Drugs                     4

HLTH 205           Preventing HIV and STIs             4

PESS 115           Rhythmics                           2

PESS 218           Life Guard Training                 2

PESS 220           Water Safety Instruction            4

PESS 227( * 
)        First Aid: Work Place Training      3

PESS 228           CPR                                 1

PESS 327           First Aid: Work Place 
                   Training Instructor                 3

PESS 328           Instructor CPR                      3

PESS 339           Athletic Officiating 
                   in Football                            3

PESS 340           Athletic Officiating
                   in Basketball                          3

PESS 341           Athletics Officiating              
                   in Baseball                            3

PESS 391( * 
)        Risk Management                     4

REC 290( * 
)         Recreational Sport
                   Officiating                         3

REC 381( * 
)         Management of
                   Recreational Sports                 4 Required Professional Recreation CoreREC 200            Intro to Leisure                    2

REC 250            Recreation Leadership               4

REC 275            Recreation for Individuals
                   with Disabilities                   4

REC 305            Planning and Operating
                   Rec. Areas and Facilities           4

REC 310            Recreation Programming              4

REC 315            Outdoor Education
                   and Recreation                      4

REC 336            Field Experience
                   in Recreation                       3

REC 440            Internship                         16

REC 445            Research and Evaluation
                   Methods in Recreation
                   and Leisure                         4

REC 449            Recreation Administration           4

REC 460            Advanced Consepts and
                   Issues in Leisure                   4 Recreation Tool Courses(Select 16 hrs)

PESS 213           Youth and Sports                    3

PESS 313           Sport Club Management               3

PSY 120( * 
)         Elementary Statistical
                   Reasoning                           4 orPSY 221( * 
)      Statistics for the
                   Behavioral Sciences or5

REC 236            Field Experience
                   in Recreation                     1-3
	        	                
REC 314            Camping                             2

Or select any course from ART, IART 150, DANC, MUS, THAR Physical Education or Recreation ActivitiesSelect 7 courses from any REC 100-level course or PED course. Professional Courses: Campus RecreationPESS 425( * 
)       Financial Issues in Sport           4

REC 435( * 
)        Management of Campus
                  Recreation Facilities               3

REC 450( * 
)        Issues in Campus Recreation         3 Facilities and Programs(Select a minimum of 9 hrs)

REC 291            Outdoor Pursuits                    3

REC 313            Fitness and Wellness 
                   Programs in Campus Recreation       3

REC 316            Social Programming and 
                   Special Events in Campus
                   Recreation                          3

REC 455            Administration of 
                   Aquatic Facilities                  3 Management and Organization(Select a minimum of 4 hrs)

MGT 202            Management                          4

MGT 340            Organizational Behavior             4 Legal and Social Issues(Select a minimum of 8 hrs)

BUSL 255           Law and Society                     4

SOC 201            Contemporary 
                   Social Problems                     4 orSOC 233         Sociology of Sport Marketing and Promotion(Select a minimum of 4 hrs)

JOUR 250           Advertising Principles              4

MKT 202            Marketing Principles                4   
* Required

Outdoor Education and Camping
Major code BS8108

This option focuses upon planning, conducting, and administering outdoor recreation programs, with special emphasis available for school-oriented programs and resident camping. You may qualify for positions as an interpretive naturalist, outdoor education resource person, camp director, visitor information center director, or supervisor of outdoor recreation programs in federal, state, or local agencies.

Health/Sport Sciences/Recreation

(Select 20 hrs)

HLTH 202           Intro to Health and
                   Lifestyle Choices                   4

HLTH 204           Alcohol, Tobacco,
                   and Other Drugs                     4

HLTH 205           Preventing HIV and STIs             4

PESS 115           Rhythmics                           2

PESS 218           Life Guard Training                 2

PESS 220           Water Safety Instruction            3

PESS 227( * 
)        First Aid:  Work
                   Place Training                      3

PESS 228           CPR                                 1

PESS 327           First Aid:  Work Place
                   Training Instructor                 3

PESS 328           Instructor CPR                      3

PESS 339           Athletic Officiating
                   in Football                         3

PESS 340           Athletic Officiating
                   in Basketball                       3
                 
PESS 341           Athletic Officiating  
                   in Baseball                         3

PESS 391( * 
)        Risk Management                     4

REC 290            Recreational Sport
                   Officiating                         3

REC 381            Management of
                   Recreational Sports                 4 Required Professional Recreation CoursesREC 200            Intro to Leisure                    4

REC 250            Recreation Leadership               4

REC 275            Recreation for Individuals
                   with Disabilities                   4

REC 305            Planning and Operating
                   Rec. Areas and Facilities           4

REC 310            Recreation Programming              4

REC 315            Outdoor Education and 
                   Recreation                          4

REC 336            Field Experience 
                   in Recreation                       3

REC 440            Internship                         16

REC 445            Research and Evaluation
                   Methods in Rec. and Leisure         4

REC 449            Recreation Administration           4

REC 460            Advanced Concepts and
                   Issues in Leisure                   4 Recreation Tool Courses(Select 16 hrs)

PESS 213           Youth and Sports                    3

PESS 313           Sport Club Management               3


PSY 120( * 
)         Elementary Statistical
                   Reasoning                           4 orPSY 221( * 
)      Statistics for the
                   Behavorial Sciences or5

REC 236            Field Experience
                   in Recreation                     1-3

REC 314( * 
)         Camping                             4

Or select any course from ART, IART 150, DANC, MUS, THAR Physical Education or Recreation ActivitiesSelect 7 courses from any REC 100-level course (except REC 101, 102
and 103) or PED course. Professional Courses(Select a minimum of 35 hours from:)

ASTR 100           Survey of Astronomy                 4

BIOS 170           Intro to Zoology                    5

BIOS 435           Entomology                          6

BIOS 475           Sociobiology                        3 orPBIO 425        Plant Ecology or5

GEOG 101           Elements of Physical 
                   Geography                           5 orGEOL 215        Environ. Geology or4

GEOG 201           Environmental Geography             4

GEOG 260           Maps                                4

GEOL 101           Intro to Geology                    5

GEOL 120           The Mobile Earth                    4

GEOL 130           Geology of National Parks           4

GEOL 211           Intro to Oceanography               4

GEOL 221           Earth and Life History              4

GEOL 231           Water and Pollution                 4

GEOL 312           Earth Materials and Resources       5

GEOL 315           Mineralogy                          5

GEOL 320           Rocks                               3

PBIO 102           Plant Biology                       5

PBIO 103           Plants and People                   4

PBIO 225           Flowers                             4

PBIO 247           Vegetation of North
                   America                             4

PBIO 303           Medicinal Plants of Ohio            3

PBIO 311           Biology and Human Affairs           4

PBIO 426           Physiological Plant Ecology         5

PSY 275            Educational Psychology              4

REC 101            Orienteering                        1

REC 102            Advanced Orienteering               1

REC 103            Survival I                          1 orREC 390         Wilderness Survival or3   
*Required

Recreation Management
Major code BS8109

This option focuses upon the administration of recreation programs and qualifies you for positions with public recreation, voluntary agencies, resident institutions, and camp administration.

Health/Sport Sciences/Recreation

(Select 20 hrs)

HLTH 202           Intro to Health and 
                   Lifestyle Choices                   4

HLTH 204           Alcohol, Tobacco,
                   and Other Drugs                     4

HLTH 205           Preventing HIV and STIs             4

PESS 115           Rhythmics                           2

PESS 218           Life Guard Training                 2

PESS 220           Water Safety Instruction            4

PESS 227( * 
)        First Aid:  Work
                   Place Training                      3

PESS 228           CPR                                 1

PESS 327           First Aid: Work Place
                   Training Instructor                 3

PESS 328           Instructor CPR                      3

PESS 339           Athletic Officiating
                   in Football                         3

PESS 340           Athletic Officiating
                   in Basketball                       3

PESS 341           Athletic Officiating
                   in Baseball                         3

PESS 391( * 
)        Risk Management                     4

REC 290( * 
)         Recreational Sport
                   Officiating                         3

REC 381( * 
)         Management of
                   Recreational Sports                 4 Required Professional Recreation CoursesREC 200            Intro to Leisure                    4

REC 250            Recreation Leadership               4

REC 275            Recreation for Individuals
                   with Disabilities                   4

REC 305            Planning and Operating
                   Rec. Areas and Facilities           4

REC 310            Recreation Programming              4

REC 315            Outdoor Education 
                   and Recreation                      4

REC 336            Field Experience 
                   in Recreation                       3

REC 440            Internship                         16

REC 445            Research and Evaluation
                   Methods in Rec. and Leisure         4

REC 449            Recreation Administration           4

REC 460            Advanced Concepts and Issues
                   in Leisure                          4 Recreation Tool Courses(Select 16 hrs)

PESS 213           Youth and Sports                    3

PESS 313           Sport Club Management               3

PSY 120( * 
)         Elementary Statistical
                   Reasoning                           4 orPSY 221( * 
)      Statistics for the
                   Behavioral Sciences or5

REC 236            Field Experience 
                   in Recreation                     1-3

REC 314            Camping                             2

Or select any course from ART, IART 150, DANC, MUS, THAR Physical Education or Recreation ActivitiesSelect 7 courses from any REC 100-level course or PED course. Professional Courses(Select a minimum of 35 hours)

ACCT 101           Financial Accounting                4

BUSL 255           Law and Society                     4

BUSL 465           Law of Sports                       4

CS 120( * 
)          Computer Science Survey             4 

CS 220             Intro to Computing                  5

ECON 103           Principles of
                   Microeconomics                      4

HRM 320            Human Resource 
                   Management                          4

HRM 425            Labor Relations                     4

HRM 460            Human Resource Policy,
                   Planning, and Info. Sys.            4

JOUR 105           Intro to Mass 
                   Communication                       4 orTCOM 105        Intro to Mass Communication

JOUR 221           Graphics of Communication           5

JOUR 231           News Writing                        4

JOUR 250           Principles of Advertising           4

JOUR 471           Public Relations Principles         4

MGT 202            Management                          4

MGT 340            Organizational Behavior--
                   Micro Perspective                   4

MGT 428            Nonindustrial Labor 
                   Relations                           4

MKT 202            Marketing Principles                4

REC 311            Expedition Management               3

*Required

Theraputic Recreation
Major code BS8104

The therapeutic recreation option prepares students to help others improve their health and well being through the use of recreation activities. Therapeutic recreation specialists most often provide treatment and recreation services to people with disabilities, including those with physical, cognitive, social, and emotional impairments. Settings for employment may include hospital and rehabilitation facilities, community health agencies, long-term care residences, corrections facilities, and city parks and recreation departments. This option includes the eligibility requisites to sit for the national exam to become certified as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS).

Health/Sport Sciences/Recreation

(Select 20 hrs)

HLTH 202           Intro to Health and
                   Lifestyle Choices                   4

HLTH 204           Alcohol, Tobacco,
                   and Other Drugs                     4

HLTH 205           Preventing HIV and STIs             4

HLTH 230( * 
)        Medical Terminology                 2

PESS 115           Rhythmics                           2

PESS 218           Life Guard Training                 2

PESS 220           Water Safety Instruction            4 

PESS 227( * 
)        First Aid: Work
                   Place Training                      3

PESS 228           CPR                                 1

PESS 327           First Aid: Work
                   Place Training                      3

PESS 328           Instructor CPR                      3

PESS 339           Athletic Officiating
                   in Football                         3

PESS 340           Athletic Officiating          
                   in Basketball                       3

PESS 341           Athletic Officiating
                   in Baseball                         3

PESS 391( * 
)        Risk Management	               4 

REC 290            Recreation Sport
                   Officiating                         3
               
REC 381            Management of
                   Recreation Sports                   4 Required Professional Recreation CoursesREC 200            Intro to Leisure                    4

REC 250            Recreation Leadership               4

REC 275            Recreation for Individuals
                   with Disabilities                   4

REC 305            Planning and Operating
                   Rec. Areas and Facilities           4

REC 310            Recreation Programming              4

REC 315            Outdoor Education
                   and Recreation                      4

REC 336            Field Experience 
                   in Recreation                       3

REC 440            Internship                         16

REC 445            Research and Evaluation
                   Methods in Rec and Leisure          4

REC 449            Recreation Administration           4

REC 460            Advanced Concepts and Issues
                   in Leisure                          4 Recreation Tool Courses(Select 16 hrs)

PESS 213           Youth and Sports                    3

PESS 313           Sport Club Management               3

PSY 120( * 
)         Elementary Statistical
                   Reasoning                           4 orPSY 221( * 
)      Statistics for the
                   Behavioral Sciences or5

REC 236            Field Experiences 
                   in Recreation                     1-3

REC 314            Camping                             4

Or select an course from ART, IART 150, DANCE, MUS, THAR Physical Education or Recreation ActivitiesSelect 7 courses from any REC 100-level course or PED course. Required Professional CoursesBIOS 302           Human Anatomy                       6

PSY 101            General Psychology                  5

PSY 273            Child and Adolescent Psych.         4

PSY 332            Abnormal Psychology                 4

PSY 374            Psychology of Adulthood
                   and Aging                           4

REC 270            Intro to Therapeutic Rec Serv       4

REC 376            Practices in Therapeutic Rec.       4

REC 377            Administration of
                   Therapeutic Recreation              4

REC 470            Assessment & Documentation
                   in Therapeutic Recreation           4

REC 471            Program Design in
                   Therapeutic Recreation              4

REC 472            Trends and Issues in
                   Therapeutic Recreation              4 Note:prerequisites to BIOS 302 include BIOL 101 or
BIOS 103 or BIOS 170 and 171. Note:NCTRC requires a minimum 12-week internship (REC 440). *Required

Minor in Recreation
Minor code OR8109

To earn a minor in recreation, a minimum of 35 h ours of recreation coursework must be completed. The following courses, which total 20 hours, are required. The remaining curses (minimum of 15 hours) must be completed at the REC 200-level and above. To apply REC 418 courses to the minor requires approval of the Recreation Studies Coordinator prior to registration in these courses.

Required Courses

REC 200            Intro to Leisure                    4

REC 250            Recreation Leadership               4

REC 275            Recreation for Individuals
                   with Disabilities                   4

REC 305            Planning and Operating
                   Rec. Areas and Facilities           4

REC 310            Recreation Programming              4

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