General Requirements (40 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)

General Agriculture (1 credit hour)

• GENAG 101 - Ag Orientation Credits: (1)

Natural Sciences (15credit hours)

• *  BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)

• or

• Botany course Credits: (4)
• *  CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
• *  CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
• *  GEOL 100 - Earth in Action Credits: (3)
• *  PHYS 101 - The Physical World I Credits: (3)
• PHYS 103 - The Physical World I Laboratory Credits: (1)

Social Systems (9 credit hours)

• *  ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
• *  PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
• *  SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Mathematics and Statistics (6 credit hours)

• *  MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)
• *  STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)

• or

• *  STAT 340 - Biometrics I Credits: (3)

Recreation Resources Core (57 credit hours)

• *  AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: (4)
• BIOL 433 - Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Credits: (3)
• *  CIS 101 - Introduction to Computing Systems, Information Search, and Security Credits: (1)
• *  CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
• CIS 104 - Introduction to Word Processing Applications Credits: (1)
• FOR 330 - Dendrology I Credits: (2)
• FOR 340 - Dendrology II Credits: (2)
• *  FOR 375 - Introduction to Natural Resource Management Credits: (3)
• FOR 510 - Forestry for Park Managers Credits: (3)
• *  HMD 230 - Issues in Tourism Credits: (3)
• *  LAR 322 - Environmental Issues and Ethics Credits: (3)
• MC 180 - Fundamentals of Public Relations Credits: (3)
• *  RRES 210 - Life and Leisure Credits: (1)
• *  RRES 310 - Outdoor Recreation Leadership Credits: (3)
• RRES 350 - Parks and Recreation Practicum Credits: (2)
• *  RRES 489 - Program and Event Planning Credits: (3)
• RRES 492 - Internship in Parks and Recreation Credits: (6)
• *  RRES 575 - Management of Water Resources for Leisure Credits: (3)
• RRES 580 - Park Operations and Facilities Management Credits: (4)
• *  RRES 635 - Methods of Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)
• RRES 690 - Parks and Recreation Administration Credits: (4)

Park Manager Specialization (13-15 credit hours)

Choose five courses from the following: (ENTOM 312 & 313 count as one course)

• *  AGEC 525 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: (3)
• *  ASI 303 - History and Attitudes of Animal Use Credits: (3)
• *  ENTOM 312 - General Entomology Credits: (2)

• and

• ENTOM 313 - General Entomology Laboratory Credits: (1)
• FOR 285 - Forest Resource Management Credits: (3)
• *  GEOG 300 - Geography of Tourism Credits: (3)
• GEOG 302 - Cartography and Thematic Mapping Credits: (3)
• *  GEOG 340 - Geography of Natural Resources Credits: (3)
• *  GEOG 508 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: (4)
• GEOG 605 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: (3)
• *  GEOL 515 - Geology of the National Parks Credits: (3)
• *  HORT 508 - Landscape Maintenance Credits: (2)
• *  HORT 515 - Basic Turfgrass Culture Credits: (2)
• *  HORT 585 - Arboriculture Credits: (3)
• LAR 756 - Design of Parks and Recreation Areas Credits: (3)
• *  PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: (3)
• *  PSYCH 535 - Social Psychology Credits: (3)
• RRES 640 - Advanced Environmental Interpretation Credits: (3)
• *  SOCIO 570 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the USA Credits: (3)
• Modern Language Course

Free Electives (17-19 credit hours)

*Note

*Approved K-State 8 General Education Courses

Total hours required for graduation (130 credit hours)