BAYLOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES - CHURCH
FOUR YEAR PLANNER
FRESHMAN YEAR - FALL
FRESHMAN YEAR - SPRING
__ ENG 1302 Thinking and Writing
__ REL 1310 The Christian Scriptures
__ SOC 1305 Introduction to Sociology
__ RLS 1396 Introduction to Leisure Studies
__ MATHEMATICS (3 hours)*
__ Fine Arts (2 hours) (Art, Music, or Theater Arts)*
__ HED 1145 Health and Human Behavior
__ Chapel
TOTAL: 15 -18 hours
__ ENG 1304 Thinking, Writing, and Research
__ REL 1350 The Christian Heritage
__ HISTORY (3 hours)*
__ CSS 1301 Fund. of Public Communication
or
CSS 1302 Speech for Bus. & Prof. Students
__ LF Activity 11___________(1hour)*
__ Chapel
TOTAL: 13 hours
SOPHOMORE YEAR – FALL
SOPHOMORE YEAR - SPRING
__ ENG 2301 British Literature
__ RLS 2388 Leisure and Lifestyle Well-Being
__ RLS 1202 First Aid
__ RLS 3302 Program Planning in Leisure Services
__ RLS 2389 Leadership and Facilitation in Leisure Studies
__ LF Activity 11_______(1 hour)*
__ HP 3300 Pedagogy of Team Sports
or
HP 3301 Pedagogy of Individual Sports
TOTAL: 18 hours
__ ENG 2304 American Literature
or
ENG 2306 World Literature
__ RLS 3396 Field Lab in Leisure Services
__ Laboratory Science (4 hours)*
__ FCS 3356 Family Development
or
PSY 3341 A Survey of Human Development
__ LF Activity 11________(1 hour)*
TOTAL: 14 hours
JUNIOR YEAR – FALL
JUNIOR YEAR – SPRING
__ REL 2480 Introduction to Ministry
__ Laboratory Science*
__ Computer Science (3 hours)*
__ RLS 2301 Camp Counseling Administration
__ RLS 4391 Leisure Service Management
__ RLS 4395 Principles of Church Recreation
__ RLS 3382 Risk Management in HHPR
__ RLS 4396 Leisure Ser. for Per. w/ Dis.
__ RLS 3301 Outdoor Adventure Activities
__ Elective (3 hours)*
TOTAL: 14 hours
TOTAL: 15 hours
SENIOR YEAR – FALL
SENIOR YEAR – SPRING
__ PSC 2302 American Constitutional Devp’t
__ Elective (3 hours)*
__ RLS 4392 Prof. Issues & Practices
in Leisure
__ HISTORY (3 hours)
TOTAL: 12 hours
__ RLS 4393 Facilities & Equip. in HHPR
__ RLS 2201 Adventure Recreation Leadership
__Elective (3 hours)*
__ Elective (3 hours)*
__ REL 3000-4000*
TOTAL: 14 hours
SUMMER
__RLS 4V94 Intern. in Leisure Services (9 hours)
TOTAL: 9 hours
TOTAL: 127 hours
Course selection is subject to availability and fit within each semester.
Academic Advisors: Dr. Joel Porter
Mrs. Lindsey Freed
Mr. Ken Tebbe
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Revised May 2011
RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES NOTES
CHURCH OPTION
Computer Science: Choose from the following courses: (other courses may be approved by advisor)
MIS 1305 Introduction to Inform. Technology & Processing
CSI 3303 Information Technology
CSI 1430 Introduction to Computer Science I with Laboratory
Fine Arts: Choose from the following courses (other courses may be approved by advisor)
Art (AVA) 1200 Art Appreciation
Music (MUS) 1220 Introduction to Music
Theater Arts (ATA) 1206) Theater Appreciation
History: Choose from the following courses: (other courses may be approved by advisor)
HIS 1305 World History through the Fourteenth Century
HIS 2365 History of the United States to 1877
HIS 1306 World History from 1400-1750
HIS 2366 History of the United States since 1877
HIS 1307 Modern World Civilization Since 1750
HP 1178 Recommended for students planning to take Water Safety Instructor (WSI) HP 1233.
HP 1159 Is required for students planning to take RLS 1235 (Spring only) Sailing and Canoeing Instructor.
Laboratory Science: Choose from the following courses: (other courses may be approved by advisor)
BIO 1401 General Biology
GEO 1403 Environmental Geology
CHE 1405 Chemistry and Society
GEO 1405 Physical Geology
ENV 1301/1101 An Introduction to Environmental Studies GEO 1408 Earth Science
GEO 1401 Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
PHY 1405 General Physics
GEO 1402 World Oceans
PHY 1455 Descriptive Astronomy
Mathematics: Choose from the following courses:
MTH 1315 Math for Elementary Teachers I
MTH 1301 Ideas in Mathematics
RLS 4V94 Internship in Leisure Services. It is the student’s responsibility to contact Dale Connally at least 1
year in advance of the internship semester to arrange for an approved internship. If the agreed upon
internship is less than 9 hours, advisor will approve other upper level RLS courses.
Electives: See catalog for suggestions or ask your advisor. No HP Activity courses are allowed. Remember this plan
must include 36 total hours of upper division courses.
REL 3000-4000: One of the following religion courses can be taken if it was not selected in the Junior-Fall semester:
REL 2301, REL 3301, REL 4396, REL 4398, CRED 7350.