Park and Recreation Management (PRM) Major

Requirements for Park and Recreation Management Major - Park Management Specialization:

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Park Management Resource Management Electives:

Choose 12 credits from the following:

• AST 434 - Landscape Irrigation Credits: 3
• AST 434L - Landscape Irrigation Lab Credits: 0
• HO 330 - Arboriculture Credits: 2
• HO 331 - Arboricultural Operations Credits: 1
• HO 430 - Urban Forest Management Credits: 3
• LA 440 - Restoration Ecology Credits: 4
• LA 440L - Restoration Ecology Lab Credits: 0
• PR 303 - Forest Ecology and Management Credits: 3
• PR 303L - Forest Ecology and Management Lab Credits: 0
• PR 350 - Agritoursim Credits: 3
• PS 243 - Principles of Geology* ** Credits: 3
• PS 244 - Geological Resources of South Dakota Lab Credits: 1
• RANG 105 - Introduction to Range Management ** Credits: 3
• RANG 105L - Introduction to Range Management Lab ** Credits: 0
• RANG 321 - Wildland Ecosystems Credits: 3
• WL 220 - Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management Credits: 3
• WL 411 - Principles of Wildlife Management Credits: 4
• WL 412 - Principles of Fisheries Management Credits: 3
• WL 430 - Human Dimensions in Wildlife and Fisheries ** (G) Credits: 4

Park Management Economics/Business Electives:

Choose 6 credits from the following:

• ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
• BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
• BADM 351 - Business Law (COM) Credits: 3
• BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
• BADM 474 - Personal Selling (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
• ECON 433 - Public Finance (COM) (AW) Credits: 3
• ECON 472-572 - Resource and Environmental Economics ** (COM) Credits: 3
• STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3

Park Management Land Use Planning Electives:

Choose 6 credits from the following:

• GEOG 363 - Rural Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 415-515 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3
• GEOG 447 - Geography of the Future Credits: 3
• GEOG 464 - Local and Regional Planning Credits: 3
• GEOG 487 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 3
• GEOG 488-588 - Geographic Information Systems II Credits: 3
• GEOG 489-589 - Geographic Information Systems III Credits: 3
• LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
• PLAN 471-571 - Principles of State, Regional and Community Planning Credits: 3
• PLAN 472-572 - Techniques of State, Regional and Community Planning Credits: 3
• PS 310 - Soil Geography and Land Use Interpretation ** (G) Credits: 2
• PS 310L - Soil Geography and Land Use Interpretation Studio** Credits: 1

Park Management Suggested Electives:

• HO 260 - Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines Credits: 2
• HO 311 - Herbaceous Plants Credits: 3
• HO 311L - Herbaceous Plants Lab Credits: 0
• PE 321 - Water Safety Instructor (COM) Credits: (1-2)
• PE 321L - Water Safety Instructor Lab (COM) Credits: 0
• PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics * ** (COM) Credits: 3
• RECR 260 - Fundamentals of Recreation Leadership Credits: 3
• SOC 308 - Research Methods II Credits: 3

Internship/Field Experience/Cooperative Education Park Management:

Students must obtain 2 to 4 credits of PRM 494, 496, 497 Internship /Field Experience/Cooperative Education Park Management by completing either (1) or (2):

1. Field Experience (PRM 496). Work two summers or equivalent time unit between freshman and senior years in Department approved park or recreation system, agency or institution. 1 credit per each summer or semester completed.
2. Cooperative Education (PRM 497), Internship (PRM 494), Field Experience (PRM 496). Work one summer or equivalent time unit as stated in (a) for 1 credit and participate in Department approved Professional Internship for one semester for 3 – 12 credits.

Students are encouraged to use electives to broaden their perspective and/or to develop an area of specialization. Consult with your adviser.

Requirements for Park and Recreation Management Major - Recreation Administration Specialization:

Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences

The Recreation Administration Specialization is based on an interdisciplinary approach providing a broad, comprehensive background for leadership and administrative roles in the recreation profession. All students transferring into the Recreation Administration Specialization from within the University or from another institution will be evaluated on an individual basis by a departmental screening committee. Transfer students must have a 2.0 GPA to be accepted into the Recreation Administration Specialization. Transfer students with less than a 2.0 GPA may petition for approval. If accepted, the transfer student will enter on probation for one semester. A student in the Recreation Administration Specialization must have a 2.4 cumulative GPA to be recommended for the required internship experience. A minimum final grade of “C” is required in all courses taught in the major.

Requirements for Recreation Administration Minor: 21-22 cr

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.