Students graduating from the program shall:
Students graduating from the program shall:
Our vision is to be the preeminent Recreation, Tourism, and Sport Management program in the region.
To facilitate student-centered success through learning and leadership development incorporating innovative teaching strategies that integrate relevant research, community service, and a practitioner perspective gained through experiential learning opportunities and connections leading to careers in recreation, tourism, sport and related professions.
The Department of Recreation, Tourism and Sport Management values:
The Recreation & Leisure Studies and Therapeutic Recreation programs at Southern Connecticut State University are accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT). COAPRT recognizes academic programs in colleges and universities that prepare new professionals to enter the parks, recreation, tourism and related professions COAPRT Accreditation is a status granted to an academic program that meets or exceeds stated criteria of educational quality. In the United States, accreditation of professional preparation curricula is conferred by non-governmental bodies, which are often closely associated with professional associations in the field. COAPRT accredits baccalaureate degree programs in this profession. COAPRT is accredited by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Please watch this important video regarding degree and accreditation mills. According to CHEA, "Degree mills and accreditation mills mislead and harm. In the United States, degrees and certificates from mills may not be acknowledged by other institutions when students seek to transfer or go to graduate school. Employers may not acknowledge degrees and certificates from degree mills when providing tuition assistance for continuing education. "Accreditation" from an accreditation mill can mislead students and the public about the quality of an institution. In the presence of degree mills and accreditation mills, students may spend a good deal of money and receive neither an education nor a useable credential." Read more on CHEA's website.
COAPRT standard 2.05.05 requires reporting of aggregated results of learning outcomes assessment. Results for the most recent academic year (2022/2023) follow.
Standard 7.01: During the 2022-2023 academic year, 83% of the students scored an 80% or above on their program/special event portfolio demonstrating entry level knowledge of the techniques and processes used by professionals and workers in recreation and leisure industries.
Standard 7.02: During the 2022-2023 academic year, 90% of students scored an 80% or above on their lab experience journals demonstrating their ability to design and evaluate a recreation program to facilitate targeted human experiences and embrace personal and cultural dimensions of diversity.
Standard 7.03: During the 2022-2023 academic year, 100% of students scored an 80% or above on the Professional Portfolio that includes management philosophy, employee recruitment materials, budget, marketing campaign, and risk management plan.
7.01 During the 2022-2023 academic year, 100% of students averaged a 7.5 or above on their medical terminology modules and abbreviations (5) demonstrating entry level knowledge of the scope of the TR profession and its associated delivery systems, and the foundations of the TR profession.
7.02 During the 2022-2023 academic year, 92% of students scored 80 or above for case studies (5) assignment demonstrating the ability to design, implement, and evaluate services that facilitate targeted human experiences and that embrace personal and cultural dimensions of diversity.
7.03 During the 2022-2023 academic year, 83% of students scored 80 or above on program development assignment demonstrating entry-level knowledge about the management and administration of TR services.