Applies to the natural resources recreation & tourism major for current UGA students and for students transferring from schools outside of the University System of Georgia. The core curriculum consists of 60 semester hours plus one hour of physical education. This meets the University Core Curriculum requirements.
REQUIRED COURSES FOR PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT (PRTM)
UGA Course |
Course Title |
Hours |
Notes |
ENGL 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
|
ENGL 1102 |
English Composition II |
3 |
|
MATH 1101 or 1113* |
Introduction to Mathematical Modeling, or Precalculus |
3 |
|
STAT 2000 |
Statistics |
4 |
or BIOS 2010 or FANR 2010-2010L or MSIT 3000 |
CHEM 1110+L or 1211+L |
Elementary Chemistry & Lab, or Chemistry I & Lab |
4 |
|
BIOL 1103+L or 1107+L |
Basic Concepts in Biology & Lab, or Biology I & Lab |
4 |
|
BIOL 1104+L or 1108+L |
Organismal Biology & Lab, or Biology II & Lab |
4 |
|
ECON 2106 |
Microeconomics |
3 |
preferred; may use another approved Social Science elective instead |
POLS 1101 |
American Government |
3 |
preferred; may use another approved Social Science elective instead |
HIST 2111 or 2112 |
American History I or II |
3 |
preferred; may use another approved Social Science elective instead |
COMM 1110 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
or AGCM 1200 or AGCM 2200 or the 3-hour version of FANR 3950 |
ANTH 1102, GEOG 1101, INTL 1100, FANR 1100 (or 1100E), or NRRT 1100E |
Anthropology, Human Geography, International Affairs, Natural Resource Conservation, or Introduction to Tourism |
3 |
|
|
9 |
One of these electives may be a free elective if ANTH 1102 or GEOG 1101 taken above |
|
|
3 |
may be a free elective if COMM 1110 taken above instead of AGCM 1200 or AGCM 2200 or FANR 3950 |
|
Free Electives |
a free elective is any course with degree credit |
8 |
|
* If you take MATH 1101, you must take STAT 2000 or BIOS 2010 in Area VI. If you take MATH 1113, you can take STAT 2000, BIOS 2010, FANR 2010-2010L, or MSIT 3000 for Statistics or Biostatistics.
** Please see the UGA Bulletin New General Education Core Curriculum, Effective Fall 2008 for elective options.