Exercise Science, Health & Physical Education, Recreation & Wellness | Recreation Program Management

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Occupational

For occupational disciplines, a combination of education and/or experience is required to qualify. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Five years of occupational experience in the field to be taught OR
  • Three years of occupational experience in the field to be taught and a Bachelor’s degree of higher OR 
  • A Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
    A Master’s degree of higher in any field with 18 graduate credits in the teaching field OR
  • A Master’s degree of higher in any field with a combination of 24 upper division and/or graduate credits in the teaching field 
Instructional Council (IC)
Exercise Science, Health & Physical Education, Recreation & Wellness
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Recreation Program Management
Subjects
RPM
Description

Experience that comes from working in the field and recommendations from employers in the field are highly valued.

Rationale

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Instructor certification is required to teach RPM 240 ONLY. It is not required to teach any other RPM courses.

Occupational Experience

Employment verification of full or part-time experience in the field or a subfield.

Accepted Disciplines/Subfields

Recreation, Parks, Management, Programming, Leadership, Outdoor Education, Sustainability, Community, Commercial, Non-Profit, Public Policy/Service, Park Protection, Adventure Education, Tourism, Therapeutic, Leisure, Hospitality, Health, Physical Education, Fitness, Wellness, Sports, Environmental Studies, Resorts, Exercise Science, Recreation Administration, Public Administration

Course Subjects

REC, PRM, AGB, KIN, EXW, CRD, CSM, TLS, PER, RPM, TCM, CAC, HRM, NLM