David Claxton, head
K. Ayers, D. Baucom, K. Beathard, R. Beaudet, J. Compher, M. Craft, M. Creason, D. Grube, A. Johnson-Grube, E. Kesgen, P. McCray, J. Menickelli, V. Nybo, M. Ochoa, S. Palmore, S. Persons, M. Phipps, T. Raleigh, S. Shurina, D. Singleton, B. Tholkes, M. Troy, D. Williamson, J. Young, H. Yurachek
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 40 hours as follows:
HEAL 250 First Aid and Safety Education, 2 hours
PE 255 Fitness, Wellness and Conditioning Theory and Practice, 2 hours
PE 256 Pedagogical Aspects of Physical Education, 2 hours
PE 264 Skill Acquisition, 1 hour
PE 311 Measurement and Evaluation, 3 hours
PE 312 Foundations in Health and Physical Education, 3 hours
PE 335 Anatomy and Physiology, 3 hours
PE 345 Physical Education for Children, 3 hours
PE 346 Rhythmic Fundamentals, 2 hours
PE 353 Methods and Teaching Analysis of Team Sports, 3 hours
PE 354 Methods and Teaching Analysis of Dual and Individual Sports, 3 hours
PE 405 Adventure Education, 1 hour
PE 423 Kinesiology, 3 hours
PE 424 Physical Education for the Exceptional Child, 3 hours
PE 425 Exercise Physiology, 3 hours
PE 435 Motor Behavior, 3 hours
In order to complete the program, the following are also required:
A second academic concentration of 18 hours is required for all physical education majors.
All physical education majors are required to complete 26 hours in the professional education sequence of courses. These courses may be taken only when all criteria for continuation in the Teacher Education program have been met, with the exception of EDCI 231 and PSY 320 or 322. The following courses are in the professional education sequence for the physical education major.
EDCI 231, PSY 320 or PSY 322, PSY 321, PE 325, PE 488, PE 489, PE 496.
A grade of C or better is required in all major classes including PE 325, PE 488, PE 489, and PE 496, which are also courses in the professional education sequence.
All majors are required to demonstrate a level of professional involvement in physical education, fitness and sport programs or activities. Professional involvement activities in physical education, fitness and sport include a requirement of 50 hours of community service prior to Internship II and may come in a variety of other ways: such as membership and participation in professional organizations, selected service activities, and full semester activities. Examples of professional involvement activities include, but are not limited to, intramural participant or coach, active participation in a varsity sport (including cheerleading, athletic training or managing), membership in the Physical Education Majors Club, various certifications, coaching or officiating, or employment in a field related to physical education, fitness and/or sport. Documentation of such activities is required. A professional involvement point system will be made available upon declaration of the major. Points will be awarded at the discretion of physical education faculty advisers.
Begin application to Teacher Education
and declare Major and SAC during Fall
semester. Must be fully admitted to Teacher
Education by Spring semester. After earning ninety hours, the
student must file an application form with the Dean after
paying a $30 graduation fee to the University
Cashier.
Total Hours for Degree: 126
A grade of C or better is required in all major classes, including PE 325, PE 488, PE 489, and PE 496, which are also courses in the professional education sequence.
All majors are required to demonstrate a level of professional involvement in physical education, fitness and sport programs or activities. Professional involvement activities in physical education, fitness and sport include a requirement of 50 hours of community service prior to Internship II and may come in a variety of other ways: such as membership and participation in professional organizations, selected service activities, and full semester activities. Examples of professional involvement activities include, but are not limited to, intramural participant or coach, active participation in a varsity sport (including cheerleading, athletic training or managing), membership in the Physical Education Majors Club, various certifications, coaching or officiating, or employment in a field related to physical education, fitness and/or sport. Documentation of such activities is required. A professional involvement point system will be made available upon declaration of the major. Points will be awarded at the discretion of physical education faculty advisers.
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 38-40 hours as follows:
HEAL 250 First Aid and Safety Education, 2 hours or PRM 256 Outdoor First Aid, (w/lab) 4 hours
PRM 250 Foundations of Parks and Recreation Management, 3 hours
PRM 254 Introduction to Outdoor Pursuits Education (w/lab), 3 hours
PRM 270 Leadership and Group Dynamics in Recreation, 3 hours
PRM 361 Program Planning and Evaluation in Parks and Recreation Management, 4 hours
PRM 370 Internship Orientation, 1 hour
PRM 383 Internship in Parks and Recreation Management (mini-internships) (1 credit, repeat 3 times for a total of 3 credits)
PRM 430 Entrepreneurship and Commercial Recreation, 3 hours
PRM 433 Outdoor Recreation, 3 hours
PRM 461 Management and Administration of Parks and Recreation Management Services, 3 hours
PRM 480 Independent Study, 3 hours
PRM 483 Internship in Parks and Recreation Management, 3 hours
PRM 495 Senior Seminar in Parks and Recreation Management, 1 hour
RTH 350 Recreational Therapy and People with Physical Disabilities, 3 hours
Concentrations, at least 12 hours selected from the following:
Community Recreation: SM 315, SM 435, PRM/SM 330, PE 264, 265, 266, 410, 411, 418, PRM 420, 440, 434, 435.
Outdoor Leadership and Instruction: PRM 313, 314, 321, 420, 425, 426, 434, 486, or RTH 470.
Commercial and Resort Recreation: PRM 440, 425, 426, 434, PRM/SM 330, HT 130, 335, 336, ACCT 161, BA 133, MGT 300, 401.
Recreation Resource Management (12 hours). An approved area of study tailored to suit specific land agencies such as the National Park Service, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, state parks, and Army Corp of Engineers.
General electives, 26-28 hours, are required to complete the program.
Admission criteria:
All requirements for admission to Parks and Recreation Management (PRM) must be met by the beginning of the semester following the semester in which the student submitted the application. The following are requirements for admission:
1. complete an essay after reviewing current PRM journals on reasons for becoming a PRM major;
2. complete a personal strategic plan with an adviser in which the plan should include involvement in professional activities as well as academic expectations;
3. earn (and maintain) a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on hours attempted at WCU.
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Total Hours for Degree: 120
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
The minor requires 18 hours, including PRM 250, 270, and 12 hours of approved electives.
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 70 hours as follows:
BIOL 291 Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4 hours
BIOL 292 Human Anatomy and Physiology, 4 hours
COUN 325 Survey of Human Development, 3 hours
COUN 430 Individual and Group Counseling, 3 hours
RTH 200 Foundations of Recreational Therapy, 3 hours
RTH 350 Recreational Therapy and Persons with Physical Disabilities, 3 hours
RTH 352 Recreational Therapy Processes and Techniques, 3 hours
RTH 360 Recreational Therapy Services for the Elderly, 3 hours
RTH 395 Pre-Internship Seminar, 1 hour
RTH 417 Administration of Recreational Therapy Services, 3 hours
RTH 450 Advanced Methods in Recreational Therapy, 3 hours
RTH 470 Adventure-Based Recreational Therapy, 3 hours
RTH 484 Recreational Therapy Clinical Internship, 6 hours
RTH 485 Recreational Therapy Clinical Internship, 6 hours
PRM 270 Leadership and Group Dynamics in Recreation, 3 hours
PSY 150 General Psychology, 3 hours
PSY 470 Abnormal Psychology, 3 hours
HSCC 220 Medical Terminology, 3 hours
HSCC 370 Introduction to Pharmacology, 2 hours
HEAL 250 First Aid and Safety Education, 2 hours
ENGL 401 Writing for Careers, 3 hours
PE 423 Kinesiology, 3 hours
General electives (8 hours) are required to complete the program.
Total Hours for Degree: 120
Major in Sport Management, B.S. Degree
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 73-76 hours as follows:
Core courses, 55 hours
ACCT 161 Accounting for the Non-Business Major, 3 hours or ACCT 251 Accounting Principles I—Financial, 3 hours
CIS 110 Introduction to Computer Information Systems, 3 hours or CS 130 Introduction to Computing, 3 hours
ECON 231 Introductory Microeconomics and Social Issues, 3 hours
MGT 300 Introduction to Management, 3 hours
MKT 301 Principles of Marketing, 3 hours
SM 260 Introduction to Sport Management, 3 hours
SM 313 Psychological Aspects of Sport, 3 hours
SM 380, 383, or 389 Independent Study, Apprenticeship, or Cooperative Education, 1 hour
SM 415 Legal Issues for the Sport Practitioner, 3 hours
SM 423 Sociology of Sport, 3 hours
SM 435 Event and Facility Management and Marketing, 3 hours
SM 445 Sport Administration, 3 hours
SM 460 Financial Aspects of Sport, 3 hours
SM 461 Sport Marketing, 3 hours
SM 484, 485 Internship in Sport Management, 12 hours
SM 495 Sport Management Seminar, 3 hours
Concentrations (18-21 hours) selected from:
Athletic Administration*: SM 315; Select three from MKT 302, 304, 306, 405, 407, 409 and 410; LAW 315; CMPR 360.
Event and Facility Management and Marketing: MGT 302; Select two from MKT 302, 304, 306, 405, 407, 409 and 410; SM 315, 330; ET 424.
Exercise Science and Fitness Management: CHEM 132, 133; PE 423, 425; ND 330; PE 335 or BIOL 291 or BIOL 292.
Professional Sport Management: MGT 302; Select three from MKT 302, 304, 306, 405, 407, and 409; LAW 230 or 315; and CMPR 360.
Sales: ACCT 251 or 252; MGT 401; Select three from MKT 302, 304, 306, 407, 409 and 410; LAW 230.
Sports Information: CMCR 140, 301; CMPM 303, 304, 305; CMPR 360.
General electives (3-6 hours), including appropriate credits at the junior-senior level, are required to complete the program.
Students with majors outside the College of Business are prohibited from taking more than 25 percent of the hours required for their degree from College of Business courses.
Admission Criteria:
All requirements for admission to Sport Management (SM) must be met by the semester in which the student submitted the application. The following are requirements for admission:
1. Earn and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 on hours attempted at WCU.
2. All students must have a 2.5 GPA to be eligible to take any 400 level SM prefix course.
Students who have not met the requirement for admission into the Sport Management major (2.5 GPA on hours completed at WCU) may register as pre-majors in Sport Management. Pre-majors will be advised in the Advising Office, and will bring their course schedules to a Sport Management advisor to receive their Registration Access Number (RAN). Students who have not achieved a 2.5 GPA by the time they have completed 60 hours should not remain as pre-majors in Sport Management, but should select another major.
Requirements for Graduation in Sport Management
• 2.5 WCU Grade Point Average (required for admission to internship and for graduation)
• 120 semester hours
• All other WCU requirements
*If a student intends to select an internship in coaching, a coaching minor is required.
Total Hours for Degree: 121 or 123
*For students taking the Exercise Science and Fitness Management concentration, 123 hours.
Note: At least 32 hours taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level
Must have and maintain a 2.5 GPA to be accepted into program, do internship, and graduate.
All students must have a 2.5 GPA to be eligible to take any 400 level SM prefix course.
Must complete all SM prefix courses before doing internship.
Must have 56 hours before taking 300/400 level Marketing or Management courses.
For many concentrations a minor is strongly recommended.
Many students will take an extra semester to intern during the summer months. This allows students to spread coursework out an extra semester.
Semester advising sessions are strongly recommended due to the many concentrations and unique goals and objectives of individual students.
A cookbook approach to course selection is very difficult and the above is only one example of how a student could graduate in 8 semesters. This example should not be used as a template for advising.
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
The minor requires 20 hours, including HEAL 250, SM 213, 313, and 415, PE 335, and two courses selected from PE 410, 411, and 418. The minor is not open to physical education majors.
The minor requires 21 hours, including HEAL 250, PE 255, 256, 312, 345, 353, 424, and 435. The minor is not open to physical education majors.
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Office of the Provost.
Last updated: 3/10/2006.