RPTM Suggested Courses (2025)
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM) NSO Enrollment Guide
Advising
Center for Student Advising and Engagement
5 Henderson Building
University Park, PA
Find your adviser and schedule an appointment through Starfish: http://starfish.psu.edu Links to an external site.
Important Websites
- LionPATH: https://www.lionpath.psu.edu/ Links to an external site.
- RPTM website: https://hhd.psu.edu/rptm/undergraduate-program Links to an external site.
Entrance to Major Requirements
- 29.1 or more earned credits
- 2.0 cumulative GPA
Course Recommendations
- Summer: Choose 2 courses (6 credits overall) *
- *LEAP Students: Be sure not to choose courses for the fall that you are taking this summer.
- Fall: Choose 5–6 courses (13–16 credits overall)
Major (plan to take 4-10 credits as listed below)
- RPTM 120S (3 credit) -AND- PSU 14: First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- RPTM 101: Introduction to Recreation Services
- RPTM 220: Sustainability, Society and Well-being
- RPTM 236: Leadership & Group Dynamics
- RPTM 277: Inclusive Recreation
First-Year Seminar
- RPTM 120S (3 credit) —AND— PSU 14: First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
- Students can take any of the thematic courses offered by the HHD departments including: BBH 123S (1), CSD 297(1), HPA 123S (1), HM 297(1), HDFS 101S (3), KINES 123S (1), NUTR 123S (1) or RPTM 120S (3).
- BBH 102S (varsity athletes only, to be registered later, 3 credits, fulfills FYS requirement)
- LEAP and Aurora enrollment are approved subs for FYS. Students enrolled in those programs do not have to schedule a First-Year Seminar and thematic course
Writing/Speaking (GWS) (select 1)
- ENGL 15, ENGL 15A, ENGL 30 or ESL 15: Rhetoric and Composition
- CAS 100A, B, or C: Effective Speech
Social/Behavioral Science (GS) (select any 1)
- Any
Natural Science (GN) (select any 1)
- Any
Quantification (GQ) (select any 1)
- Any
Arts (GA) (select any 1)
- Any
Humanities (GH) (select any 1)
- Any
Health and Wellness (GHW) (select 1)
- RPTM 1 for students interested in Outdoor Recreation
Integrative Studies (select any 1)
- Any
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