The Recreation Administration and Recreational Therapy concentrations prepare student for Professional positions in a variety of recreation settings.

Both the Recreation Administration and Recreational Therapy concentrations meet certification sitting requirements for national written examinations of the National Recreation and Park Association and
the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.

 

Undergraduate Program

Students must complete all required course work, both general and professional with a minimum GPA
of 2.5 before applying for their practicum experiences. Prior to graduation, all recreation and leisure
studies course work must be completed with at least a 2.5 overall GPA and no grade below a "C".

Students are required to complete appropriate sequence of courses for the concentration they elect.
Each concentration has a required professional education sequence containing a common core of 36 credit hours, a professional specialization of 27 credit hours, plus additional supportive requirements of 15 credit hours. A total of 125 credit hours are required.

 

Recreation Administration Recreation Therapy Graduate Program Recreation Administration Recreation Therapy Student Organizations SRLS

Dr. Donald Greer received a $6,000 grant to study Omaha area recreational trail usage. The study will survey all Omaha trails; three Recreation Administration graduates will be conducting the surveys from June to September. Grantors are City of Omaha, National Park Service and the Papio-Missouri River NRD. In 2001, Dr. Greer completed a 98-page study looking at the impact of rural rail trails for three trails in Nebraska and one in Iowa. To view that report, click here.