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2014 - 2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014 - 2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Recreation, Parks and Tourism, B.A.


Recreation, Parks and Tourism Major


 All requirements for the Recreation, Parks, and Tourism are outlined below:

  • Students must take Core Curriculum, major requirements, course work for one of the three concentrations, and RCPT electives.
  • New or transfer students accepted for admission by RU must declare RCPT as a major prior to the first day of classes. All others follow the policy below.
  • Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher at RU in order to declare the RCPT major. A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 2.5 are required to enrolled in RCPT 413 - Professional Issues in Recreation, Parks and Tourism  and RCPT 470 - Internship  .
  • The major GPA is calculated using all RCPT courses.

Core Curriculum Requirements (43-45 credits)


(See here .)

Are required to take the following courses and are advised to take them as part of their Core Curriculum requirements:

Majors also must fulfill one of the following concentrations:


Outdoor Recreation and Leadership Concentration (19 credits)


Choose from the following two options:

Tourism and Special Events Concentration (18 credits)


One 3-credit Principle Course (above) at RU and 9 credits from:


Note(s):


Six to eight credits outside of RCPT, beyond the Core Curriculum and major requirements.