Gainful Employment Disclosure
Purpose: This program is designed to prepare students who work in the recreation, parks and leisure studies industry to develop leadership, program planning, and management knowledge and skills.
| One Year |
Credits |
| 1st Semester |
| ENG |
111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
| RPK |
100 |
Intro to Recreation, Parks, & Leisure Studies |
3 |
| RPK |
135 |
Program Planning |
3 |
| RPK |
141 |
Leadership & Supervision |
3 |
| RPK |
265 |
Risk Management |
3 |
| Total |
|
15 |
| 2nd Semester |
| RPK |
146 |
Recreation Facilities Management & Design |
3 |
| RPK |
201 |
Recreation & Parks Management |
3 |
| RPK |
255 |
Leisure Services for Persons with Disabilities |
3 |
| 1RPK |
|
Electives |
5 |
| Total |
|
14 |
| Total credits for the Recreation Programming and Administration Career Studies Certificate=29 |
All first time students must take a one-credit Student Development (SDV) course prior to enrolling in their 16th credit at NOVA.
1 Any RPK courses listed in this catalog are considered approved Recreation electives.