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Program checklist · Tourism and Recreation [BS_TORC]

Tourism and Recreation [BS_TORC]

State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY

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Program
Award
Tourism and Recreation [BS_TORC]
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Tourism Management major prepares students as job-ready candidates for management level careers in the dynamic and expanding field of sustainable tourism and events. The curriculum provides experiential learning opportunities to combine principles with practice to develop, design and deliver tourism and event initiatives. The sustainable approach focuses on environmentally sound, culturally attuned, and economically resilient tourism and events that improve quality of life for people and the communities they live in.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196149
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196149_a626ed6e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

0 items

    A. Professional Core Courses: 18 credit hours

    6 items
    1. REC 293
      Diversity and Inclusive Recreation Services (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. REC 370
      Outdoor Education Practicum (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. REC 380
      Programming and Leadership (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. REC 445
      Administration of Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. REC 446
      Legal Aspects of Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. REC 470
      Senior Seminar (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    B. Tourism and Recreation Courses: 14-18 credit hours

    5 items
    1. REC 344
      Commercial and Entrepreneurial Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. REC 415
      Tourism and Events Planning (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. REC 427
      Cultural Events (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. REC 428
      Corporate Events (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Activity Requirement: at aleast two different recreation activities (2-6 cr. hr.) First Aid Requirement: certification in First Aid/CPR/AED or higher This certification must be current and is a prerequisite for REC 475: Internship in Recreation and Leisure Services Acceptable certifications can be found in the advisement manual.
      Not resolved to a course

    C. Tourism and Recreation Electives: 9 credit hours

    9 items
    1. HIS 316
      Tourism and Environment in the Adirondacks (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. HIS 450
      Tourism in World History (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. REC 303
      Sustainable Communities and Events (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. REC 315
      Ecotourism (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. REC 399
      Independent Study in Recreation (1-3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. REC 402
      Management of Recreation Resources (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. REC 462
      Environmental and Outdoor Education (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. REC 478
      Expeditionary Learning Practicum (1-3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. MGT 253
      Principles of Marketing (3 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    D. Internship: 12 credit hours

    2 items
    1. Students may not enroll in additional course specific to Tourism and Recreation work while enrolled in internship.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. REC 475
      Internship in Recreation and Leisure Services (12 cr. hr.)
      Not resolved to a course

    Example of the B.S. in Tourism and Recreation over four years

    0 items

      First Year Fall

      4 items
      1. COR 101
        The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. CPN 100
        As published: “Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.)”
      3. REC 293
        Diversity and Inclusive Recreation Services (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      First Year Spring

      3 items
      1. CPN 101
        Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. REC 150
        Play Across Cultures (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GE course (3 cr. hr.) Rec activity course (1 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Second Year Fall

      2 items
      1. REC 310
        Wilderness and American Culture (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. GE course (4 cr. hr.) GE course (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Second Year Spring

      3 items
      1. REC 370
        Outdoor Education Practicum (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. REC 380
        Programming and Leadership (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GE course (3 cr. hr.) LAS elective (3 cr. hr.) Major elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (1 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Third Year Fall

      3 items
      1. REC 344
        Commercial and Entrepreneurial Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. REC 415
        Tourism and Events Planning (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Major elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Third Year Spring

      3 items
      1. REC 427
        Cultural Events (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. REC 445
        Administration of Recreation (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. GE course (3 cr. hr.) LAS major elective (3 cr. hr.) Elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Fourth Year Fall

      4 items
      1. REC 428
        Corporate Events (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. REC 446
        Legal Aspects of Parks, Recreation and Leisure Services (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      3. REC 470
        Senior Seminar (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. Major elective (3 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course

      Fourth Year Spring

      1 item
      1. REC 475
        Internship in Recreation and Leisure Services (12 cr. hr.)
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. State University of New York at Cortland, catalog 2026-27 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.cortland.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=51&poid=9065&returnto=7255. Captured page pages/0253.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.