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Course Requirements
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| ID
| Title
| Class
| Lab
| Credits
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Fall Semester (year 1)
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| ENGC102 |
College Composition I (Accuplacer) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| BCPC101 |
Introduction to Computer Applications |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| ARLC101 |
Introduction To Recreation And Leisure Services |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ARLC110 |
Fundamentals Of Outdoors Recreational Pursuits |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| ARLC210 |
Outdoor Emergency Care |
0 |
6 |
2 |
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Spring Semester (year 1)
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| AHLC114 |
Human Development for Health and Human Services |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| PSYC101 |
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ARLC102 |
Foundations And Theories Of Adventure Recreation |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ARLC125 |
Introduction To Therapeutic Recreation Services
(ARLC101) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| ARLC165 |
Leadership And Group Dynamics
(ARLC101, ARLC102, ARLC110) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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Summer Semester (year 1)
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| ARLC190 |
Adventure Recreation and Leisure Practicum
(ARLC101, ARLC102, ARLC110, ARLC125, ARLC165) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Fall Semester (year 2)
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| ENGCxxx |
English Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| HUMCxxx |
Humanities/Fine Arts/World Language Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| SCIC111 |
Basic Anatomy and Physiology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| ARLC212 |
Recreation And Special Populations
(ARLC101, ARLC102, ARLC110, ARLC165, AHLC114) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ARLC215 |
Program Planning For Recreation
(ARLC101, ARLC102, ARLC110, ARLC165, AHLC114) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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Spring Semester (year 2)
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| MTHCxxx |
Mathematics Elective (Accuplacer) |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| SCIC161 |
Planning Personal Health: An Experiential Course |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| XXXXxxx |
General Education Elective |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ARLC290 |
Leisure Service Systems Internship
(All ARLC courses, AHLC114) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| ARLC275 |
Management Of Outdoor And Adventure Programs
(ARLC210 Internship or by permission of the instructor.) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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Prerequisite & Co-requisites are listed in parentheses. * Students considering transfering to UNH should take SCIC201 and SCIC202 (Anatomy and Physiology I & II).
** A four credit math course is required. Students transferring to UNH should take MTHC106.
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(Day Program)
For more information about this program, please contact Susan Henderson 603-542-7744 x340
The program in Adventure Recreation Management (ARM) is a diversified course of study that prepares the student to enter the field of public, private, and commercial leisure services at the professional career level as a technician, counselor, instructor, coordinator, salesperson or supervisor. The ARLS courses are specifically designed to further the student's knowledge and skill base in more than one area of the highly concentrated fields of recreation employment. In all, the program courses are designed to provide the student with the skills, adaptability, and creativity for designing, implementing and leading leisure programs for various populations in distinctively different recreation environments. Upon graduation, you are eligible to apply for Associate Park and Recreation Professional Certification.
Introductory Therapeutic Recreation courses are included in this degree to enhance a student's marketability to work as a Therapeutic Recreation Assistant. Moreover, this aspect of the program is designed to provide all students with the necessary skills and competencies to work with anyone with a functional limitation, no matter what the setting. To summarize, These courses are designed to provide the student with a hands-on practicality in outdoor education curriculum design, program planning, implementation, evaluation, reflection, and marketability. Upon graduation, you are leigible to apply for Certified Therapeutic Recreation Assistant.
We offer a one-year accelerated certificate for students who wish to pursue a major in recreation. The curriculum focus will remain on understanding the role of recreation in our society, the student's role as a leader in the recreation field, exploration of a career in recreation including availability of jobs, and the development of a portfolio that is recreation career specific.
Admission requirements: - General college admission requirements: high school credits in English, math, biological sciences, basic competence in computer and word processing;
- Program requirements: demonstrated knowledge of the field of recreation, interview with admissions counselor and ARM program director;
- Prior to fieldwork experience: liability insurance, CPR certification.
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