Level I Program Form revised 7/08
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Department/program Recreation Management
Change name of Undergraduate degree (BS) from “Recreation Management”
Summary
with two option in “Recreation Resource Management” and Nature-based
Tourism” to (BS) “Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management” with two
option in “Recreation Resource Management” and Nature-based Tourism”.
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval, the Dean and the Associate Provost.
Requestor: R. Neil Moisey
Phone: 6673
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Signature
Date
Program Chair/Director: R. Neil Moisey
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Signature
Date
Other affected programs:
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Signature
Date
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Dean’s Signature
Date
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Initial Review in Provost’s Office
date
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Faculty Senate Review
date
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Signature
Date
Provost
date
III Type of Level I Proposal (please check the appropriate space)
(a) Re-titling existing majors, minors, or options
X
(b) Eliminating existing majors, minors, or options via a program termination checklist
(c) Adding new minors or certificates where there is a major
(d) Adding new minors or certificates where there is an option in a major
(e) Departmental mergers and name changes
(f) Program revisions –for minor modifications use the program modification form
(g) Distance delivery of previously authorized degree program.
(h) Adding option within an existing major or degree *
(i) Eliminating organizational units such as departments, divisions and colleges or
schools *
(j) Consolidating existing program and/or degree *
*Requires level II BOR documentation submitted to the Provost’s Office (refer to
http://www.umt.edu/provost/curriculum.htm)
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing
Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it
program or major, please cut and paste the
to appear in the catalog. 
requirements as they appear in the current catalog
below. www.umt.edu/catalog 
No change other than degree name.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
We have had steady growth in the Nature-based Tourism option since its approval in 2002, with
currently half of our students electing that option. The remaining students are enrolled in the
Recreation Resources Management Option. In addition, several of our faculty have developed strong
research ties with both the National Park Service and similar agencies in New Zealand, South Africa
and Canada. The content of many of our undergraduate courses reflect this research area and many of
our students go on to work for the National Park Service and the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife
and Parks.
As many of our competitor programs in the region and in the rest of the US also reflect a focus on
Parks, Tourism and Recreation, we feel that the name change will better position our program for outof-state students seeking a program that emphasizes our faculty strengths and our location surrounded
by many National Parks and Wilderness areas, a state with a strong tourism industry based on natural
resources, and numerous state and federal recreation management agencies.
We are requesting the name change to better reflect the emphasis of our undergraduate degree program
based on our current undergraduate options, the student interests and career options, and the faculty
research and teaching foci.
What other programs are affected by your
None
proposal? Obtain signatures as requested below.
V Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document
list program title and proposed change for all proposals.
VI Copies and Electronic Submission After all signatures have been obtained submit the
original, a paper copy and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221.