Undergraduate Academic Programs
Minors
Parks and Recreation Administration
Admission
Students wanting to declare this minor may do so in one of two ways:
- by completing the online form at https://sph.indiana.edu/academics/public/selectMinor.html.
- alternatively, by contacting the records office of their degree-granting school/unit to have this minor officially added as an academic objective.
Students are responsible for checking with their degree-granting schools/units to determine whether or not this minor may be officially recorded on their transcripts.
Students considering this minor may schedule an appointment with an SPH-B academic advisor.
School of Public Health-BloomingtonStudent Services Suite
1025 E. Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
812-855-2032
sphadvr@indiana.edu
Requirements
This undergraduate minor program is intended for students who wish to add a parks and recreation administration specialty to their studies. This minor requires:
- successful completion of 15 credit hours prescribed below.
- a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0.
- a minimum grade of C- is required in each course used in this minor.
Note: No course in this minor may be taken under the Pass/Fail Option.
Parks and Recreation Administration Core Courses (12 cr.):
Complete each of the following courses:
- SPH-R 220 Recreation and the Outdoors (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 311 Management in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 413 Fiscal Management of Leisure Services Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 414 Legal Aspects of Recreation (3 cr.)
Parks and Recreation Administration Elective Courses (3 cr.):
Complete one of the following courses:
- SPH-O 210 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 101 Introduction to Resource Development and Fundraising (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 200 Health & Happiness by Design (3 cr.) +S&H
- SPH-R 210 Inclusion in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 221 Recreation Facilities Management (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 230 Recreational Sport Programming (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 315 Leadership Strategies and Diversity Applications (3 cr.)
- SPH-R 426 Human Resource Management in Leisure Services (3 cr.)
+ Courses followed by the S&H notation may apply to both the minor requirements and to the general education, social and historical studies requirement for bachelor's degree students.