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Recreation Education
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The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Recreation Education is a fully online, 100% distance education program designed to prepare students for entry into the parks, recreation, and leisure services profession. This online program enables students to complete their studies from any location within the United States. Recreation and leisure services are provided in a variety of settings serving people of all ages in carefully planned and organized recreation programs. Students may concentrate in recreation management or exercise and sport.
Students in the recreation management concentration are employed in public park and recreation agencies, not-for-profit organizations, community recreation centers, camps, and sports associations.
Students in the exercise and sport concentration can work as programmers, fitness trainers, group exercise leaders or coaches, in sports and fitness programs in a variety of settings. Students are prepared to obtain various fitness certifications from several national organizations.
Fieldwork and internship experiences are important components of the major, which give students the opportunity to apply theory to practice in an actual work setting under the supervision of a qualified professional.
Students in this major that have met the academic requirements, upon graduation, and complete at least 1 year of full-time experience in the field are eligible to sit for the national certifying examination for the Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP), administered by the National Recreation and Park Association.
Students may complete 100% of courses online.
Honors in Recreation Education:
Departmental honors in Recreation Education may be awarded to a student who has maintained an index of 3.5 in a minimum of 24 credits in all courses required for the major.
Please note that this online program is not available to students studying on an F1 Visa.
Departmental Grading Policy
Students must earn a C- or above in all Departmental courses required for the major and the minor.
Requirements
All Lehman College students must complete Writing Intensive (WI) courses, which are offered in General Education, major, minor, and elective areas. Students may find these classes by looking for the attribute “Writing Intensive” when scheduling their classes in Schedule Builder.
The number of Writing Intensive course requirements varies by status:
Entering freshmen and students with fewer than 30 transfer credits must complete four WI courses at Lehman.
Students with 30 to 59 transfer credits must complete three WI courses at Lehman.
Students with an associate degree or 60 or more credits must complete two WI courses at Lehman.
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Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.
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Elective
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Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.
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Notes: No more than two courses from the same discipline may be used to satisfy the Distribution Requirement.
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Elective
All Lehman College students must complete Writing Intensive (WI) courses, which are offered in General Education, major, minor, and elective areas. Students may find these classes by looking for the attribute “Writing Intensive” when scheduling their classes in Schedule Builder.
The number of Writing Intensive course requirements varies by status:
Entering freshmen and students with fewer than 30 transfer credits must complete four WI courses at Lehman.
Students with 30 to 59 transfer credits must complete three WI courses at Lehman.
Students with an associate degree or 60 or more credits must complete two WI courses at Lehman.
- undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.
- undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
- undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
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Elective
- undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.
- undefined (Course Set)(3 cr)
Notes: No more than two courses from the same discipline may be used to satisfy the Distribution Requirement.
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Elective