Recreation Management ,Minor
Collegiate Athletics, Community, Leisure, Planning, Sports, Tourism, government
Enhance your major with a deeper knowledge of community recreation. With an understanding of how leisure, sports and recreation enhance quality of life, you'll be able to create and manage meaningful recreation experiences.
The minor program in recreation management introduces students to community recreation programming and planning for a variety of populations.
The program allows students enrolled in other undergraduate programs at ASU to broaden their educational experiences. Students from such various disciplines as social work, criminology and criminal justice, public affairs, kinesiology, psychology, sociology, education, nursing, and many others might find this minor a beneficial supplement to their existing program.
- College/school:
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solut
- Location: Downtown Phoenix
2025-2026 Catalog Year
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The minor in recreation management requires completion of 15 credit hours: six credit hours of required courses and nine credit hours of electives.
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PRM 120 Leisure and the Quality of Life
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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PRM 203 Program Planning
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 3 |
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9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
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C | 9 |
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Courses offered fall semester only: PRM 304 and PRM 360
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Course offered spring semester only: PRM 335
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Prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this minor.
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15 hours of graded classroom coursework.
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Minimum "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) grade required for all courses in the minor.
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Should be a junior to take 400-level courses.
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No double counting of courses for a major and the minor.
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GPA Requirement: 2.00
Incompatible Majors: BS in parks and recreation management; BS in recreation therapy; BS in parks and recreation management (therapeutic recreation)
Other Enrollment Requirements: None
Current ASU undergraduate students may pursue a minor and have it recognized on their ASU transcript at graduation. Minor requirements appear on the degree audit after the minor is added. Certain major and minor combinations may be deemed inappropriate by the college or department of either the major or the minor program. Courses taken for the minor may not count toward both the major and the minor.
Minor programs enable students to develop additional competencies that complement the marketable knowledge and skills they acquire in their majors. Graduates with a minor in recreation management can find opportunities in diverse settings involving a wide variety of organizations, including recreation, sports and youth development.
School of Community Resources and Development
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UCENT 550
scrdadvising@asu.edu
602-496-0550
3 year programs
These programs allow students to fast-track their studies after admission and earn a bachelor's degree in three years or fewer while participating in the same high-quality educational experience of a 4-year option. Students should talk to their academic advisor to get started.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
