BA/BS Parks, Recreation and Tourism at University of Utah

Programme overview

Course topics include leisure services management, natural resources, recreation planning and management, therapeutic recreation, experiential education, and sport management. Specialists in this field manage and maintain healthy, fulfilling, and sustainable outdoor leisure and tourism opportunities to people of all backgrounds. Ensure the public can safely enjoy the great outdoors.

Faculty: College of Health | Duration: 120 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 120 credit hours. A capstone cooperative education experience with a park, recreation, or tourism agency is also required. A 2.5 GPA is required of all students in order to enroll in the capstone cooperative education experience, PRT 4828 - The Senior Internship All PRT courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Parks, Recreation, and Tourism courses used toward major requirements may not be more than 7 years old.

Career pathways

Career paths include Environmentalism, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Consultant, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Science, Environmental Education, Environment Health And Safety, Environmental Issue, Environmental Educator.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall semesters. The academic calendar is divided into three semesters.

First-year (freshman) deadlines: Spring November 15; Early Action and Merit Scholarship Consideration December 1; Summer April 1; Fall April 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic students and $65 for international students, non-refundable, paid online through the Common Application. Students who graduated from a Utah high school may apply through the free Beehive Application or the Common Application; students from outside Utah use the Common Application. Official ACT or SAT scores are optional for most applicants and required for applicants from non-accredited US high schools, home schools or with a GED/HiSET.

International first-year applicants apply through the Common Application: Spring due November 15, Summer due May 1, Fall due August 1. Immigration document (I-20) deadlines for students outside the US: Spring November 15, Summer April 1, Fall June 1. The international application fee is $65 and students on a visa are not eligible for need-based fee waivers.

Transfer deadlines: Spring November 15; Summer April 1; Fall April 1; priority scholarship deadline February 1. The application fee is $55 for domestic and $65 for international undergraduate applicants, non-refundable; Utah applicants have the fee automatically waived. Transfer scholarships are available only for Summer and Fall entry.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.utah.edu/apply/

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