Recreation and Leisure Studies
Program Policies
The graduate Recreation and Leisure Studies program adheres to all College
graduate policies with the following additional policies:
- At least 18 of the minimum of 33 credits in the Master of Science
in Recreation and Leisure Studies program must be taken at the 600 level
or above.
- Graduates of The College at Brockport undergraduate program in REL may not
enroll in any 500-level courses previously completed at the 400-level
during their undergraduate studies.
- Students must satisfy at least one area of emphasis in either Therapeutic
Recreation or Recreation and Leisure Services Management. Students may
choose to complete both areas of emphasis.
- A minimum of one graduate course related to either the core or the
area of emphasis is chosen with the approval of the academic advisor.
- Students without a BA/BS in Recreation and Leisure Studies with an
internship in administration or who have not had two years of experience
in recreation and leisure service management must complete the graduate
internship. Students who do satisfactorily meet these conditions, in
consultation with their academic advisor, must then select another course
at the 500 level or higher to satisfy the degree requirements.
- If the applicant lacks computer competence as demonstrated by the
successful completion of a course in microcomputer applications or proof
of work experience in word processing, Internet use, spread sheets,
or presentation software, then as a deficiency, the applicant is required
to complete an undergraduate course in computer literacy. Or, by advisement,
the applicant may be allowed to enroll in a graduate level introductory
computer course.
- To earn a graduate degree at The College at Brockport, the student must complete
all degree requirements with a minimum cumulative index of 3.0 or better.
After completing nine or more graduate credits, if the cumulative index
is below 3.0, the graduate student will be placed on mandatory academic
probation for one semester. If the 3.0 cumulative index is not achieved
at the end of the probationary semester, the student is automatically
dismissed from the program.
- Graduate students deemed as not making reasonable progress toward
the degree, as defined by published department policy, may be dismissed
from the program by the department. It is the policy in the Department
of Recreation and Leisure Studies to comply with the College's definition
of a full-time graduate student. For a part-time graduate student, reasonable
progress toward the degree is three graduate credits per semester. For
both the full-time and the part-time graduate student, enrollment must
be maintained in two of three terms for a given calendar year (e.g.,
fall semester and spring semester, spring semester and summer session,
or fall semester and summer session).
- A student dismissed from the graduate Recreation and Leisure Studies
program may be considered for readmission if graduate course work has
been completed that raises the cumulative index to a 3.0 or better,
and if such course work was pre-approved by the graduate faculty members
in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.
