Course variations
| Study mode | Duration | Tuition fees | Start date | Venue |
| Full Time | 4 Year(s) | $13004 for 13 or more credits per semester/26 or more credits per year | Contact provider |
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Course summary
This program prepares students for professional careers in outdoor education allowing them to work in nonformal outdoor education settings such as nature centers; city, state, or national parks; college outdoor programs; or for commercial agencies. Core components include program planning and delivery, education methods, physical skills development, management, facilities coordination, evaluation, and principles of recreation. The recreation major is a four-year curriculum including one full semester of field placement in an outdoor educational setting. This major provides professional training for nontraditional education settings that may not require a teaching license as a prerequisite credential. Refer to the environmental education emphasis under the teaching life science and/or teaching earth and space science majors for training that includes a teaching licensure.
Entry requirement for international students
Students must complete 25 credits before admission to the program. Freshmen and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major. A GPA above 2.00 is preferred for the following: 2.5 for students already admitted to the degree-granting college, 2.5 for students transferring from another University of Minnesota college and 2.5 for students transferring from outside the University. Students are admitted to UMD as pre-recreation majors. Students are encouraged to apply by the end of their freshman year. No grades lower than C- in courses required for the major. Admission to the program requires a 2.50 overall GPA.
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Qualification
Bachelor degree
Awarding body
University Of Minnesota Duluth
Department name
College of Education and Human Service Professions, Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
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