Recreation and Sport Management

Undergraduate Program

The Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation and Sport Management at FSU offers students the opportunity to pursue careers in their field of passion through specialized, hands-on experiences under the guidance of faculty.

The program is great preparation for a career as a park ranger, game day/event operations staff member at a sports facility, program staff member at a resort, campus recreation staff member, sports promotion specialist, camp director, or adventure sports specialist. It is also an excellent pathway to a career providing recreation and sports programs in communities or senior living facilities that help young and old stay active and creative and pursue healthy lifestyles.

Students are mentored through the educational process, which prepares them to enter a field they are not only qualified for but also love.

Concentrations and Minors

Choose from four concentrations to individualize your degree:

Parks and Community Recreation
Adventure Sports
Hospitality Management and Tourism
Sport Promotion and Communication
Diverse minors such as psychology, leadership, sustainability studies, and coaching

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Program Highlights

Nationally accredited program ideal for students seeking a profession outside a traditional office setting.
Customizable to your specialty area to match their professional and personal passion.
Develops students' professional skills through a hands-on, developmental process under the mentorship of high-quality faculty.
Ideal for people who have worked in camps and sports settings, participated in scouting programs, enjoy being active, and want to work with people and make a difference in their lives.
A common market program (based on concentration) with Delaware and West Virginia, which allows students to enroll at in-state tuition rates rather than out-of-state rates. Students from Delaware are eligible for the academic common market for the Adventure Sports concentration, while students from West Virginia are eligible for the academic common market for the Adventure Sports and Sport Promotion and Communication concentrations.
Internships at well-known, highly sought-after agencies to help transition from an educational setting to the real world.
Professional networks with alumni and professionals across the state and nation.

About Academic Common Market

Careers in Recreation and Sport Management

This diverse group of people has many different professional and personal goals, including:

a sports operations assistant for a college athletics department
program staff for a city or county recreation department across the United States
a park ranger at the national level or at the state or county level
a game day/event operations coordinator for a sports facility
program staff at a destination resort
an outdoor recreation specialist for an adventure-based company
an aquatics coordinator for a community recreation center
a sports promotion specialist for a professional sports organization
a sports tournaments and events coordinator for a youth sports organization
a camp director for a non-profit organization

Accreditation

Participate in a program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT). It is one of only 100 programs in the country that meet the COAPRT accreditation standards.

Frostburg State University's Recreation and Sport Management Program received initial accreditation in 2000. Currently, the program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions (COAPRT). COAPRT accredits baccalaureate programs in parks, recreation, tourism, sport management, event management, therapeutic recreation, and leisure studies offered at regionally accredited institutions within the United States and its territories, and at nationally accredited institutions in Canada and Mexico.

The accreditation process is designed to provide students with experiential experiences, hands-on training, active engagement in the community, and an up-to-date curriculum delivered by quality educators.