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COAPRT Accredited Academic Programs

The following 81 academic programs are currently accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions.

*Visits are scheduled during the months of November - April prior to the fall hearing.

During a program's accreditation hearing the Council can make one of the following motions regarding the program's accreditation status:

Motion 1, Approval: Accreditation or re-accreditation is granted: 

  • With commendations: Council may recognize exemplary performance with reference to specific standards and learning outcomes through commendations. 
  • With or without recommendations:  Based on the Visitation Report and directly relating to the standards, the Council may suggest non-binding recommendations, which Programs/Specializations may choose to implement. Recommendations are considered minor in nature; they are not grounds for conditional accreditation, or for deferral or denial of accreditation.  
  • With or without requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions:  Accreditation or reaccreditation will be contingent upon Program’s response to specific, minor concerns about one or more standards by a date specified in the motion. Failure to provide the requested changes or revisions within the time period will result in placement of the Program on Conditional status. 

Motion 2, Extension:  Extend current accreditation and defer action on reaccreditation with: 

  • Conditions: Conditions are based on noncompliance with specific standards or failure to provide sufficient evidence to document compliance with the standards. Conditions are more serious than Recommendations and Requests for additional information and/or revisions, and may arise from “major concerns” noted by Site Visitors. In the case that a Program/Specialization fails to address conditions by the designated deadline, fails to address the conditions to the satisfaction of the Council, or submits no response to conditions by the established deadline, a warning is issued that withdrawal of accreditation is imminent. Upon receipt of a written petition from the institution and at its discretion, Council may extend conditions for an additional specified period of time.   
  • Warning:  The Program is placed on warning.  Warnings are formal statements issued by the Council that signal serious concerns about lack of evidence supporting compliance with standards and the imminent withdrawal of accreditation if issues are not addressed. Warnings are given when an accredited Program/Specialization is shown to have fallen significantly and/or consistently below standards, or has submitted materials that inadequately document compliance with conditions. It should be noted that the Council may issue a warning to a Program/Specialization that has not previously received one or more conditions. The Program/Specialization is warned that accreditation will be withdrawn if specific improvements are not made within a prescribed time. 

Motion 3, Deferral: Deferral refers to the act of delaying the decision on accreditation. Deferrals may occur only on initial accreditation reviews. A deferral may be issued when compelling evidence indicates that Program/Specialization weaknesses can be minimized or eliminated in a short period of time. 

Motion 4, Denial: Accreditation not granted/withdrawn 

Do you have a question/comment or would you like to  provide feedback  regarding the COAPRT accreditation process? Please submit your question or comment via the  online form  and someone will be in contact with you.   

Select Desired State:

AR
 back to top Arkansas Tech University
Recreation and Park Administration
Contact Name: Cathi McMahan, Interim Department Head
1205 N El Paso Ave
Russellville, AR 72801-8817
Phone: (479) 968-0385 Fax: (479) 968-0600
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.atu.edu/prha/
First Accredited: 03/20/1997
Next Review: Congress 2019
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.04; 5.01.; 7.01.01; 7.02.02

AZ
 back to top Arizona State University
Parks and Recreation Management Program
Contact Name: Kathleen Andereck, Director
411 N Central Ave Ste 550
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2144
Phone: (602) 496-1056 Fax: (602) 496-0953
Contact Email:
School Website: http://scrd.asu.edu
First Accredited: 10/11/1994
Next Review: Congress 2015
Status: Accredited

Northern Arizona University
Parks and Recreation Management Program
Contact Name: Charles Hammersley, Associate Professor
PO BOX 15016
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-0001
Phone: (928) 523-2650 Fax: (928) 523-2275
Contact Email:
School Website: http://nau.edu/
First Accredited: 10/19/1999
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

CA
 back to top California State University-Fresno
Recreation Administration & Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Nancy Nisbett, Associate Professor
M/S PH103 5310 N CAMPUS DRIVE
Fresno, CA 93740-0001
Phone: (559) 278-7886 Fax: (559) 278-5267
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.fresnostate.edu/chhs/
First Accredited: 10/20/1984
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

California State University - Long Beach
Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Maridith Janssen, Professor
1250 N BELLFLOWER BLVD
Long Beach, CA 90840-4903
Phone: (562) 985-4079 Fax: (562) 985-8154
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/recreation-and-leisure-studies/
First Accredited: 10/23/1982
Next Review: Congress 2013
Options: D
Status: Accredited

California State University - Sacramento
Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Greg Shaw, Associate Professor
6000 J St
Sacramento, CA 95819-2605
Phone: (916) 278-2936 Fax: (916) 278-5053
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.csus.edu
First Accredited: 10/27/1979
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

California Polytechnic State University
Recreation Administration Program
Contact Name: William Hendricks, Head
Recreation Parks & Tourism Admin Dept
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: 805-756-1288 Fax: (805) 756-7508
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.calpoly.edu
First Accredited: 04/08/1986
Next Review: Congress 2018
Options: None
Status: Accredited

California State University - Chico
Recreation and Parks Management Program
Contact Name: Laura McLachlin, Professor
YOLO 173 DEPT OF RECREATION
Chico, CA 95929-0001
Phone: (530) 898-5227 Fax: (530) 898-6557
Contact Email:
School Website: http://recdept.csuchico.edu/recr/
First Accredited: 10/15/1986
Next Review: Congress 2019
Options: A B C D
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.04; and 7. 0 series

San Francisco State University
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Contact Name: Patrick Tierney, Professor
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132-1722
Phone: (415) 338-2030
Contact Email:
School Website: http://recdept.sfsu.edu/
First Accredited: 10/11/1990
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

San Jose State University
Recreation Program
Contact Name: Randy Virden, Professor
1 WASHINGTON SQ SPX 50
San Jose, CA 95192-0001
Phone: (408) 924-3199 Fax: (408) 924-3061
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.sjsu.edu/hrtm
First Accredited: 04/13/1987
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

CO
 back to top Metropolitan State College of Denver
Recreation Professions Program
Contact Name: Ann Diker, Department Chair
PO Box 173362, Campus Box 33
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Phone: (303) 352-4253
Contact Email:
School Website: http://msudenver.edu
First Accredited: 03/28/1990
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

GA
 back to top University of Georgia
Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Corey Johnson, Associate Professor & Program Coord.
334 RAMSEY CENTER 330 RIVER RD
Athens, GA 30602-6555
Phone: (706) 542-4335 Fax: (706) 542-7917
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.coe.uga.edu/chds/
First Accredited: 10/20/1984
Next Review: Congress 2009
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Georgia Southern University
Recreation and Tourism Management
Contact Name: Brent Wolfe, Assistant Professor
PO Box 8034
Statesboro, GA 30460-1000
Phone: (912) 478-7381 Fax: (912) 681-0276
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.chhs.georgiasouthern.edu/hositality
First Accredited: 04/07/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: A B D
Status: Accredited

IA
 back to top University of Northern Iowa
Division of Leisure, Youth and Human Services
Contact Name: Rodney Dieser, Associate Professor
203 WRC UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0001
Phone: (319) 273-7775 Fax: (319) 273-5958
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/15/1986
Next Review: Congress 2017
Options: C D
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: - 2.01:01; 2.01:04; 3.05; 5.01; 6.08; 8.05; 8.24; 8.25:03; 8.25:05; 8.26:03

ID
 back to top University of Idaho
Recreation Program Unit
Contact Name: Julie Son, Assistant Professor
PO Box 442401
Moscow, ID 83844-2401
Phone: (208) 885-7155
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/19/1989
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

IL
 back to top Illinois State University
Recreation and Park Administration Program
Contact Name: Brent Beggs, Program Director
CAMPUS BOX 5121
Normal, IL 61790-0001
Phone: (309) 438-5753 Fax: (309) 438-5561
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.kinrec.illinoisstate.edu/rec_park_admin
First Accredited: 10/04/1985
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: D
Status: Accredited

University of Saint Francis
Contact Name: Sydney Sklar, Associate Professor
500 Wilcox St
Joliet, IL 60435-6188
Phone: (815) 740-3691 Fax: (815) 740-4285
Contact Email:
School Website: https://www.stfrancis.edu/academics/recreation-administration/
First Accredited: 09/30/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Contact Name: Laurence Chalip
1206 S 4th St Ste 104
Champaign, IL 61820-6958
Phone: (217) 333-4410 Fax: (217) 244-1935
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.uiuc.edu
First Accredited: 04/20/2006
Next Review: Congress 2018
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.04.01; 2.04.02; 2.04.03; 2.04.04; 4.05; 6.06; 7.XX.02

Western Illinois University
Contact Name: Dean Zoerink, Interim Chair
Currens Hall 400
Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: (309) 298-1584 Fax: (309) 298-2967
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.wiu.edu
First Accredited: 10/13/1978
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Eastern Illinois University
Recreation Administration
Contact Name: William Higelmire, Professor & Chair
600 Lincoln Ave
Charleston, IL 61920-3011
Phone: (217) 581-3018 Fax: (217) 581-7804
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.eiu.edu/~recadmin/
First Accredited: 09/30/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: D
Status: Accredited

Chicago State University
Recreation Program
Contact Name: June Shingles, Associate Professor, Director of Recreation Program
9501 S King Dr, Idc 219
Chicago, IL 60628-1501
Phone: (773) 995-3779 Fax: (773) 995-3644
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.csu.edu
First Accredited: 03/31/2003
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

IN
 back to top Indiana University
Contact Name: Bryan McCormick, Professor & Chair
1025 E 7th St
Bloomington, IN 47405-7109
Phone: (812) 855-4711 Fax: (812) 855-3998
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.indiana.edu
First Accredited: 03/15/1979
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: A B D
Status: Accredited

KS
 back to top Kansas State University
Recreation Resources Division
Contact Name: Sid Stevenson, Associate Professor
2021 Throckmorton Hall, Horticulture Forestry & Rec Res
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-1405 Fax: (785) 532-6949
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/05/1988
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Pittsburg State University
Contact Name: John Oppliger, Chairman
1701 S Broadway St
Pittsburg, KS 66762-7500
Phone: 620-235-4665
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.pittstate.edu/department/health/
First Accredited: 10/12/2004
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: D
Status: Accredited

KY
 back to top Eastern Kentucky University
Contact Name: Jon McChesney, Department Chair
521 Lancaster Ave, Begley Bldg 405
Richmond, KY 40475-3100
Phone: (859) 622-1835 Fax: (859) 622-2971
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.recreation.eku.edu
First Accredited: 04/10/1980
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Western Kentucky University
Recreation and Park Administration Curriculum
Contact Name: Tammie Stenger- Ramsey
Diddle Arena 2039
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone: (270) 745-6063 Fax: (270) 745-3592
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.wku.edu/recreation
First Accredited: 04/10/1980
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

LA
 back to top Grambling State University
Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Willie Daniel, Head
GSU Box 4244
Grambling, LA 71245
Phone: (318) 274-2294 Fax: (318) 274-6053
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/15/1986
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: None
Status: Accredited

MA
 back to top Springfield College
Contact Name: Matthew Pantera, Chair Sport Mgmt & Recreation
263 Alden St
Springfield, MA 01109-3707
Phone: (413) 748-3749 Fax: (508) 347-5673
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/02/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: D
Status: Accredited

MD
 back to top Frostburg State University
Recreation and Parks Management Program
Contact Name: Robert Kauffman, Chair of Recreation
101 Braddock Rd, Cordts Pe Center
Frostburg, MD 21532-2303
Phone: (301) 687-4474 Fax: (301) 687-7961
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/10/2000
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

ME
 back to top University of Maine at Machias
Program in Recreation Management
Contact Name: Andrea Ednie, Assistan Professor
116 Obrien Ave
Machias, ME 04654-1329
Phone: (207) 255-1303 Fax: (207) 255-1246
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/19/1989
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

MI
 back to top Ferris State University
Recreation Leadership & Management Program
Contact Name: Matthew Wagenheim, Recreation Leisure Studies & Wellness
401 South St, Leisure Studies & Wellness Src 102
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2744
Phone: (231) 591-2670 Fax: (231) 591-3887
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.ferris.edu
First Accredited: 10/19/1999
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Central Michigan University
Recreation, Parks and Leisure Sevices Administration
Contact Name: Robert Frost, Chairperson
REC & PARK ADMIN FINCH 214
Mt Pleasant, MI 48859-0001
Phone: (989) 774-2502 Fax: (989)774-2161
Contact Email:
School Website: http://rpl.cmich.edu/
First Accredited: 04/21/1982
Next Review: Congress 2019
Options: A C D
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.04; 7.0 series

MN
 back to top Minnesota State University, Mankato
Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services Program
Contact Name: James Wise, Professor
213 Highland Ctr N
Mankato, MN 56001-6038
Phone: (507) 389-2127 Fax: (507) 389-2985
Contact Email:
School Website: http://ahn.mnsu.edu/rpls/
First Accredited: 10/14/1986
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: None
Status: Accredited

MO
 back to top University of Missouri-Columbia
Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Contact Name: David Vaught, Department Chair
105 ANHEUSER-BUSCH NAT RES BLDG
Columbia, MO 65211-0001
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/01/1977
Next Review: Congress 2017
Options: A B D
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.03

Northwest Missouri State University
Recreation
Contact Name: Jeffrey Ferguson, Associate Professor
800 University Dr, Martindale 209
Maryville, MO 64468-6015
Phone: (660) 562-1651 Fax: (660) 562-1483
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.nwmissouri.edu
First Accredited: 10/31/2011
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Missouri State University
Recreation & Leisure Studies
Contact Name: Keith Ernce, Recreation,sport & Park Administration
KING STREET ANNEX 100 901 S. NATIONAL, AVENUE
Springfield, MO 65897-0001
Phone: (417) 836-5411 Fax: (417) 836-4200
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/05/1988
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Southeast Missouri State University
Recreation Program
Contact Name: Beverly Evans, Assistant Professor
1 University Plz, MS 7650
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-4710
Phone: (573) 290-5730 Fax: (573) 290-5736
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/12/1994
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

MS
 back to top University of Mississippi
Contact Name: Kim Beason, Associate Professor Coordinator
Exercise Science & Leisure Mgmt, 215 Turner Center
University, MS 38677
Phone: (662) 915-5521
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/10/2000
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

University of Southern Mississippi
Contact Name: Gregor Kay, Assistant Professor
118 College Dr # 5142
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: (601) 266-6223 Fax: (601) 266-4445
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.usm.edu
First Accredited: 10/15/1986
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: A D
Status: Accredited

NC
 back to top Appalachian State University
Recreation Management Program
Contact Name: Stephanie West, Associate Professor
George Holmes Convocation Center
Boone, NC 28608-0001
Phone: (828) 262-6328 Fax: (828) 262-3138
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 03/21/1997
Next Review: Congress 2019
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions 5.04:01; 5.04:02; 7.0 Series

East Carolina University
Recreation and Leisure Services Program
Contact Name: Deb Jordan, Professor and Department Chair
174 Minges Coliseum
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-737-2990
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.ecu.edu/rcls
First Accredited: 10/18/1980
Next Review: Congress 2017
Options: None
Status: Accredited

North Carolina Central University
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Robert Stiefvater, Program Director
PO Box 19542
Durham, NC 27707-0021
Phone: (919) 530-7429 Fax: (919) 530-6156
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.nccu.edu
First Accredited: 10/01/1998
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Winston-Salem State University
Therapeutic Recreation Program
Contact Name: Jo Ann Coco-Ripp, Assistant Professor, Therapeutic Recreation Program
Human Performance & Sport Science
Winston Salem, NC 27110-0001
Phone: (336) 750-3459 Fax: (336) 750-3342
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/26/1997
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: D
Status: Accredited

North Carolina State University
Contact Name: Dorothy Anderson
CAMPUS BOX 8004
Raleigh, NC 27695-0001
Phone: (919) 515-3276 Fax: 919-515-3687
Contact Email:
School Website: http://cnr.ncsu.edu/prtm/
First Accredited: 05/17/1977
Next Review: Congress 2017
Options: B C
Status: Accredited

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Contact Name: Nancy Gladwell, Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies
1408 Walker Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 334-3261 Fax: (336) 334-3238
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.uncg.edu
First Accredited: 10/26/1981
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: A D
Status: Accredited

University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Parks & Recreation Management
Contact Name: Nancy Hritz, Assistant Professor
601 S College Rd, William M Randall Library
Wilmington, NC 28403-3201
Phone: (910) 962-7719 Fax: (910) 962-7073
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 09/30/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: D
Status: Accredited

NH
 back to top University of New Hampshire
Recreation Management and Policy Program
Contact Name: Janet Sable, Professor/Chair of the Department
108 Hewitt Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: 603 862 2391 Fax: (603) 862-2722
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.unh.edu/rmp
First Accredited: 10/05/1985
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: D
Status: Accredited

NY
 back to top State University of New York - Brockport
Recreation & Leisure Studies
Contact Name: Arthur Graham, Chair
350 New Campus Dr
Brockport, NY 14420-2997
Phone: (585) 395-5491 Fax: (585) 395-5246
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.brockport.edu/leisure
First Accredited: 09/16/1987
Next Review: Congress 2019
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Conditions
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.02; 3.05; 3.02; 4.06; 5.04.01; 5.04.02; 5.06. Conditions: 7.0 Series

St. Joseph's College
Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Gail Lamberta, Dept Chair/Assoc. Professor
155 W Roe Blvd
Patchogue, NY 11772-2325
Phone: (631) 687-2686 Fax: (631) 654-1782
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.sjcny.edu
First Accredited: 10/26/2010
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: A C D
Status: Accredited

Ithaca College
Contact Name: John Weber, Assistant Professor
9 Hill Ctr, 953 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850-7118
Phone: 607-274-3237 Fax: (607) 274-1943
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.ithaca.edu/hshp/depts/rls/
First Accredited: 04/12/1981
Next Review: Congress 2018
Options: D
Status: Accredited

State University of New York - Cortland
Contact Name: Sharon Todd, Associate Professor and Chair
PO Box 2000
Cortland, NY 13045-0900
Phone: (607) 753-4941 Fax: (607) 753-5982
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.cortland.edu/rec
First Accredited: 03/28/1990
Next Review: Congress 2017
Options: A B C D
Status: Accredited

OH
 back to top Bowling Green State University
Contact Name: Philip Xie
235 Eppler Center
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0001
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/05/1995
Next Review: Congress 2018
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.04; 7. 0 Series; 3.05; 5.01

Bowling Green State University
Contact Name: Travis Heggie
235 Eppler Center
Bowling Green, OH 43403-0001
Phone: (701) 777-4339 Fax: (701) 777-3845
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/05/1995
Next Review: Congress 2018
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 2.04; 7. 0 Series; 3.05; 5.01

University of Toledo
Contact Name: Eric Longsdorf, Assistant Professor
2801 W Bancroft St
Toledo, OH 43606-3390
Phone: (419) 530-2742 Fax: (419) 530-4759
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.hhs.utoledo.edu
First Accredited: 04/03/1991
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: D
Status: Accredited

Kent State University
Recreation, Parks & Tourism Management
Contact Name: Mary Parr, Associate Professor
316 White Hall
Kent, OH 44242-0001
Phone: (330) 672-0217 Fax: (330) 672-4106
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.kent.edu/ehhs/rptm/index.cfm
First Accredited: 04/06/1992
Next Review: Congress 2019
Status: Accredited with Conditions
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions 2.04:02; 3.05; 5.01; 5.04:02; 5.06

Ohio University
Recreation Studies Program
Contact Name: Bruce Martin, Assistant Professor
E-148 Grover Center
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 593-4647
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/08/2000
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

OK
 back to top Oklahoma State University Leisure Studies
Program in Leisure Studies
Contact Name: Tim Passmore, Co-Executive Director
183 COLVIN
Stillwater, OK 74078-0001
Phone: 504-744-5503 Fax: (405) 744-6507
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/04/1985
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: A D
Status: Accredited

PA
 back to top Temple University
Sport and Recreation Management Program
Contact Name: Elizabeth Barber, Associate Dean
1810 N 13th St, 361 Speakman Hall (006-68)
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6012
Phone: (215) 204-6294 Fax: (215) 204-8705
Contact Email:
School Website: http://sthm.temple.edu/
First Accredited: 03/14/1979
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

East Stroudsburg University
Contact Name: Angela Vauter, Chairperson
200 Prospect St
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2956
Phone: 570-422-3571 Fax: (570) 422-3015
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.esu.edu/rlsm
First Accredited: 10/01/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

York College
Recreation and Leisure Administration Program
Contact Name: Julie Saville, Program Coordinator & Assistant Professor
441 Country Club Rd
York, PA 17403-3651
Phone: (717) 815-6448 Fax: (717) 849-1649
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.ycp.edu
First Accredited: 10/21/1984
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Slippery Rock University
Contact Name: Daniel Dziubek, Chairperson
102 Patterson Hall
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Phone: (724) 738-2068 Fax: (724) 738-2938
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/02/2001
Next Review: Congress 2018
Options: B D
Status: Accredited with Warning

California University of Pennsylvania
Parks and Recreation Management
Contact Name: John Confer, Associate Professor Park & Recreation Mgmt.
250 University Ave, Campus Box 55
California, PA 15419-1394
Phone: (724) 938-4211 Fax: (724) 938-5780
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/12/2008
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Lock Haven University
Contact Name: Julie Lammel, Associate Professor
23 Rec/Hon Building
Lock Haven, PA 17745
Phone: (570) 484-2826 Fax: (570) 484-3025
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 04/20/2006
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: None
Status: Accredited

SC
 back to top Clemson University
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Program
Contact Name: Brett Wright, Department Chair
263 LEHOTSKY HALL BOX 340735
Clemson, SC 29634-0735
Phone: 864-656-3036 Fax: 864-656-2226
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.hehd.clemson.edu/PRTM/
First Accredited: 04/10/1980
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: A B D
Status: Accredited

Benedict College
Recreation and Leisure Services Program
Contact Name: Allen Coles
1600 Harden St
Columbia, SC 29204-1058
Phone: (803) 705-4945
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/07/2006
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 1.03; 3.02

TN
 back to top University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Contact Name: Gene Hayes, Professor
1914 Andy Holt Ave
Knoxville, TN 37996-4528
Phone: (865) 974-1288 Fax: (865) 974-8981
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/02/1983
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Middle Tennessee State University
Program in Recreation
Contact Name: Joey Gray, Assistant Professor
HPERS DEPARTMENT P O BOX 96
Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001
Phone: (615) 904-8359 Fax: (615) 898-5276
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.mtsu.edu
First Accredited: 10/11/1994
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

TX
 back to top Texas A&M University
Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences Program
Contact Name: Gary Ellis, Professor
Dept of Recreation & Parks, 2261 Tamu
College Station, TX 77843-0001
Phone: (979) 845-7324 Fax: (801) 581-4930
Contact Email:
School Website: http://rptsweb.tamu.edu/
First Accredited: 10/26/1997
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Texas State University
Division of Recreation Administration
Contact Name: Jan Hodges, Professor
601 University Dr, Jowers Center
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
Phone: (512) 245-7482
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.hhp.txstate.edu/
First Accredited: 04/20/1999
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: D
Status: Accredited

University of North Texas
Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: John Collins, Associate Professor
UNT Box 311337 PEB 209
Denton, TX 76203
Phone: (940) 565-2651 Fax: (940) 565-4904
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.coe.unt.edu/Kinesiology-Health-Promotion-and-Recreation
First Accredited: 03/28/1990
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

UT
 back to top University of Utah
Contact Name: Dan Dustin, Professor Parks and Rec
1909 E South Campus Dr Rm 1085
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9307
Phone: (801) 585-7560 Fax: (801) 581-4930
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.health.utah.edu/prt/
First Accredited: 03/14/1979
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: A B D
Status: Accredited

Brigham Young University
Recreation Management & Youth Leadership Program
Contact Name: Patti Freeman, RMYL Department Chair
W453 Tanner Building
Provo, UT 84602
Phone: 801-422-3163 Fax: (801) 422-0609
Contact Email:
School Website: http://marriottschool.byu.edu/bsrmyl/
First Accredited: 10/22/1982
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: D
Status: Accredited

Utah State University
Parks & Recreation Program
Contact Name: Dennis Nelson, Professor
UMC 7000 Old Main Hall
Logan, UT 84322-0001
Phone: (435) 797-1509 Fax: (435) 797-3759
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 03/29/1995
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: None
Status: Accredited

VA
 back to top George Mason University
Contact Name: Brenda Wiggins, Associate Professor
10900 University Blvd, Ms 4e5
Manassas, VA 20110-2201
Phone: (703) 993-2068 Fax: (703) 993-2025
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.gmu.edu
First Accredited: 10/12/2004
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: B D
Status: Accredited

Old Dominion University
Recreation and Tourism Studies Program
Contact Name: Edwin Gomez, Associate Professor
2016 Student Recreation Center
Norfolk, VA 23529-0196
Phone: (757) 683-6309 Fax: (757) 683-4270
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.odu.edu/recreation
First Accredited: 10/20/1984
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

Radford University
Contact Name: Edward Udd
PO Box 6963
Radford, VA 24142-6963
Phone: (540) 250-5416 Fax: (540) 831-7719
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 03/14/1979
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: A D
Status: Accredited

Longwood University
Therapeutic Recreation Program
Contact Name: Rena Koesler, Associate Professor
201 High St
Farmville, VA 23909-1801
Phone: (804) 395-2550
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/24/1982
Next Review: Congress 2019
Options: D
Status: Accredited with Additional Documentation
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions: 5.01; 7.02:03

Virginia Wesleyan College
Recreation and Leisure Studies Program
Contact Name: Wayne Pollock, Coordinator, Dept of RLS
Batten 208, Wesleyan Dr.
Norfolk, VA 23502
Phone: (757) 455-3369 Fax: (757) 455-5739
Contact Email:
School Website: http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~rec/index.php
First Accredited: 10/20/1984
Next Review: Congress 2014
Options: None
Status: Accredited

WA
 back to top Eastern Washington University
Program in Recreation and Leisure Studies
Contact Name: Matthew Chase, Professor
200 Physical Education Building, PEHR Department
Cheney, WA 99004-2476
Phone: (509) 359-7964 Fax: (504) 359-4833
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/15/1986
Next Review: Congress 2016
Options: A D
Status: Accredited

Western Washington University
Recreation Program
Contact Name: Keith Russell, Recreation Program Coordinator
516 High St
Bellingham, WA 98225-5946
Phone: (360) 650-3529
Contact Email:
First Accredited: 10/15/1986
Next Review: Congress 2017
Options: None
Status: Accredited with Conditions
Requirement of additional information and/or minor revisions; 2.03; 5.01. Conditions: 2.01.04

WI
 back to top University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Recreation and Therapeutic Management Program
Contact Name: Steve Simpson, Department Chair
400 La Crosse St
La Crosse, WI 54601-3374
Phone: (608) 785-8216 Fax: (608) 785-8206
Contact Email:
School Website: http://www.uwlax.edu
First Accredited: 04/06/1988
Next Review: Congress 2015
Options: A D
Status: Accredited

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