Recreation Leadership (A.S)
HEGIS: 5506
SUNY CODE: 0609
Please note we are no longer accepting new students in this program.
Recreation Leadership offers an alternative to traditional Physical Education programs. Students in the Recreation Leadership program are taught how to plan, manage, and maintain a fit and active lifestyle. Students also learn how to organize recreational programs and activities that promote health and wellness for individuals and groups and study principles of strength, conditioning, diet, and exercise.
The goals of this program are to:
- introduce students to fundamental concepts in recreation, fitness, nutrition, athletics, and wellness.
- teach students how to organize, manage, and lead conventional, adaptive, and therapeutic recreational activities.
- prepare students for transfer and further study at a 4 year college or university.
Successful graduates from this program will be able to:
- identify the need for leisure and recreational programming.
- plan recreational and leisure activities to meet diverse programming needs; and
- assess the effectiveness of managed recreational outcomes and results.
Career Opportunities/Transfer Information
Graduates of this program receive an AS degree in Recreation Leadership and are prepared to transfer to four year schools for further study in Recreation Leadership or related fields.
Program of Study
1st Year
1st Semester
| EN 111 | College Writing | 3 |
| FS 100 | First Year Student Seminar | 1 |
| HE 128 | First Aid and CPR: Responding to Emergencies | 2 |
| HE 130 | Wellness | 3 |
| PE 160 | Introduction to Recreation | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Majors Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
2nd Semester
| EN 112 | College Literature | 3 |
| RC 101 | Personal Training | 3 |
| SC 117 | Nutrition | 3 |
| SS 161 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| | OR | |
| SS 151 | Intro Psychology | 3 |
| | Western Civilization Selective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Majors Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
2nd year
3rd Semester
| PE 148 | Adventure Curr and Coop Act | 2 |
| RC 220 | Leisure/Recreation Programming | 3 |
| | Mathematics Selective | 3 |
| | American History Selective | 3 |
| | Lab Science Selective | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
4th Semester
| EN 225 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| HE 121 | Personal & Community Health | 3 |
| PE 157 | Adapted PE and Sport | 3 |
| RC 202 | Therapeutic Recreation | 3 |
| | SS___General Education Selective | 3 |
| | Physical Education Majors Activity | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 63
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.