Recreation and Sport Management Accreditation Information

Nationally Accredited Since 1985

The Recreation and Sport Management undergraduate professional core and the Therapeutic Recreation sequence have been accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions since 1985. The Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions (COAPRT) accredits programs in parks, recreation, tourism, sport management, event management, therapeutic recreation, and leisure studies offered at regionally accredited institutions within the United States and its territories, and at nationally accredited institutions in Canada, and Mexico.

COAPRT standard 2.05.05 requires reporting of aggregated results of learning outcomes assessment. Some of our most recent data findings follow:

In 2024, 92% of RSM majors successfully designed a facilitation experience for their classmates that met or exceeded established standards.
In 2024, 97% of RSM students successfully developed a line item budget and then demonstrated how they would cut the budget 10%, if necessary, while maintaining some profit.
In 2024, RSM junior/senior students earned an average 95% on their agency evalution project where they designed, collected, and analyzed, evaluation data for a professional agency partner.
In 2024, 87% of graduating RSM student reported feeling confident or very confident on average in their ability to complete 12 essential tasks of a recreation and sport professional.
Additional evidence reflecting academic quality, student achievement, and 7.0 series aggregate data is available in the Recreation and Sport Management Assessment Report.

For more information about the accreditation status of our program, please visit the COART Program Detail website.

Important Information Regarding Degree Mills

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