Program Coordinator
Paul Fokken, PhD
Phone: 605-688-6163
E-mail: paul.fokken@sdstate.edu
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Program Information
Sport, Recreation and Park Management (SRPM) professionals are needed to meet recreation demands resulting from expanding populations, increased leisure time, greater mobility and changing social attitudes. The curriculum in SRPM designed to prepare students for professional positions in sport, recreation, parks and outdoor recreation programming and administration. A minor in Recreation Administration is also offered.
Students interested in parks and outdoor recreation, and employment with federal, state, county and municipal parks agencies and with private outdoor and tourism enterprises, can tailor their program of study using elective courses offered through the Plant Science department. Students interested in municipal and county recreation agencies, YMCA/YWCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, college/professional organizations, fitness/facility management organizations, and therapeutic recreation in clinical as well as community settings, can focus their interests using additional recreation, management, entrepreneur, and leadership elective courses. This major is based on an interdisciplinary approach providing a broad, comprehensive background for leadership and administrative roles in sport, recreation and park industries.
All students transferring into the program must have a 2.0 GPA to be accepted. 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 major 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.
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