Admission

Undergraduate students in all schools except the College of Arts and Sciences may earn this minor in addition to the baccalaureate degree. Students considering this minor may visit Bill Ramos for academic advising.

Bill Ramos
Director, Aquatics Minor
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies
School of Public Health - Bloomington
HPER 104
1025 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN  47405-7109
(812) 856-7161
wramos [at] indiana [dot] edu

Students who decide to pursue this minor should visit their school's academic records office to have this minor officially added to their academic objective.

Requirements

This undergraduate minor is jointly offered by the Department of Kinesiology and the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies. It is intended for students in degree programs who wish to add an aquatics specialty to their studies.  This minor requires:

• successful completion of 18 credit hours prescribed below.
• a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.
• successful completion of the required 12 credit hour core with a minimum 2.5 core GPA.
• successful completion of the required 2-5 credit hour professional development area with a minimum 2.5 professional development GPA.

Required Core Courses (12 cr. with a 2.5 with a minimum 2.5 core GPA)
Complete each of the following courses:

• HPER-P 326 Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructor (3 cr.)
• HPER-P 427 Administration, Maintenance, and Construction of Aquatic Facilities (3 cr.)
• HPER-P 498 Practicum in Physical Education and Athletics* (3 cr.) or HPER-R 398 Practicum in Parks and Recreation* (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 302 Aquatic Management (3 cr.)

*(Appropriate practicum to be assigned through faculty within minor)

Professional Development (2 to 5 cr. with a minimum 2.5 professional development GPA):
Complete a minimum of one emphasis area:

Coaching:

• HPER-A 367 Coaching of Swimming and Diving (2 cr.)

Sailing:

• HPER-E 374 Keelboat and Powerboat Safety (2 cr.)
• HPER-P 464 Small Boat Sailing Instructor (3 cr.) (P: Permission of instructor)

Scuba Diving:

• HPER-E 470 Diver Safety and Rescue (2 cr.) (P: Scuba Certification)
• HPER-P 472 Scuba Instructor Development (3 cr.) (P: Permission of instructor)

Electives (1-4 cr.):
Complete 1 to 4 credits from any of following courses:
Management:

• BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.)
• HPER-P 206 Recreational Sports Programming (3 cr.) or HPER-R 206 Recreational Sports Programming (3 cr.)
• HPER-R 441 Legal Aspects of Recreation (3 cr.) or HPER-P 411 Legal Issues in Sport Settings (3 cr.) or HPER-R 411 Legal Issues in Sport Settings (3 cr.)
• HPER-S 151 Legal Aspects of Safety (3 cr.)

Instructional Education:

• HPER-P 495 Laboratory Teaching in the

Physical Education Program (1 cr.)
Scuba:

• HPER-E 270 Introduction to Scientific Scuba (2 cr.)
• HPER-E 272 Scuba Knowledge Development (1 cr.)
• HPER-E 370 Scuba Certification (2 cr.)
• HPER-E 371 Advanced Scuba (1 cr.) (P: Scuba certification)
• HPER-E 470 Diver Safety and Rescue (2 cr.) (P: Scuba certification)
• HPER-P 472 Scuba Instructor Development (3 cr.) (P: Permission of instructor)

Watercraft:

• HPER-E 164 Sailing (2 cr.)
• HPER-E 264 Intermediate Sailing (2 cr.)
• HPER-E 277 Introduction to Rowing (1 cr.)
• HPER-E 364 Sailing Practicum (1 cr.)
• HPER-E 374 Keelboat and Powerboat Safety (2 cr.)
• HPER-P 464 Small Boat Sailing Instructor (3 cr.) (P: Permission of Instructor)

Swimming and Diving:

• HPER-E 123 Diving (1 cr.)
• HPER-E 268 Intermediate Swimming (1 cr.)
• HPER-E 275 Aquatic Conditioning (1 cr.)

Coaching:

• HPER-A 367 Coaching of Swimming and Diving (2 cr.)

First Aid/Safety:

• HPER-H 401 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-Ambulance (3 cr.) (P: H 160)
• HPER-H 404 Emergency Medical Technician Lab (1 cr.)