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Business: Sports and Recreation Management (A.A.S.)

HEGIS: 5506

SUNY CODE: 0462

This program prepares students for entry-level positions in public and private recreational facilities. The curriculum offers coursework in business, health, recreation and liberal arts

The goals of this program are to:

  • prepare students to be able to plan, implement, and manage recreational and/or sports activities and facility scheduling; and
  • provide students with the knowledge and training for them to be able to coach a variety of sports.

Successful graduates from this program will be able to:

  • plan and implement a culminating sport or recreational event; and
  • organize, write, implement and reflect upon lesson plans that center around sports skills.

Career Opportunities/Transfer Information

Graduates find employment at resorts, golf courses, fitness centers, sporting goods stores, campgrounds, parks, recreational departments and youth services. While not designed as a transfer program, students have continued their education at SUNY Brockport, SUNY Cortland, Ithaca College and St. John’s University.

Program of Study

1st Year

1st Semester

BU 111Business Organization & Management

3
EN 111College Writing

3
FS 100First Year Student Seminar

1
PE 120Found of Physical Educ and Sport

3
PE 160Introduction to Recreation

3
Math Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:16

2nd Semester

BU 114Accounting I

3
EN 112College Literature

3
HE 121Personal & Community Health

3
IS 115Computer Applications I

3
PE 118Aquatics

1
OR
PE 170Lifeguard Training

1
PE 157Adapted PE and Sport

3
Total Credit Hours:16

2nd Year

3rd Semester

BU 232Principles of Management

3
EN 228Interpersonal Communication

3
HE 128First Aid and CPR: Responding to Emergencies

2
SC 118Fund of Human Anatomy and Phys

3
SS 161Introductory Sociology

3
Physical Education Majors Activity

1
Physical Education Majors Activity

1
Total Credit Hours:16

4th Semester

BU 121Business Law I

3
BU 225Customer Service Management

3
HE 130Wellness

3
PE 156Coaching Princ and Theories

3
SC 117Nutrition

3
Physical Education Majors Activity

1
Total Credit Hours:16

Total Credit Hours: 64

Students who have previously been convicted of a felony are advised that their prior criminal history may impede their ability to complete the requirements of this program. For more information, visit www.herkimer.edu/felony.

For more information, contact the Business, Health, Science, and Technology Division at (315) 866-0300 or toll free 1-844-GO-4-HERK, ext. 8240.