Advising

All students are required to make an advising appointment with a full-time RTS Program faculty member prior to registering for any courses. Each student will be provided with a Self-Advising Checklist Form so that at any given time, he or she will know what courses have been accepted and what courses will still need to be taken for graduation.

Undergraduate student majors must successfully pass the University Exit Examination of Writing Proficiency before they enroll into their agency internship. Graduate student majors are strongly encouraged to successfully pass the Comprehensive Examination before they enroll into their thesis, research project, or internship option.

Undergraduate Course Requirements:
I. General Education 50 credit hours
II. Professional Core 33 credit hours
III. Career Emphasis 21 credit hours
IV. Internship 16 credit hours
TOTAL: 120 credit hours

Graduate Course Requirements:
I. Core Courses 30 credit hours
II. Thesis, Research Project, or Internship 6 credit hour TOTAL: 36 credit hours

Self-Advising Checklist Forms and curriculum sheets can be picked up from the Department of ESPER Main Office, Room 140 in the Health and Physical Education Building or from a RTS full-time faculty member.

Advisory Board

Recreation and Tourism Management
Mr. Anthony Difilippo, President & CEO
Norfolk Convention and Visitors Bureau
Norfolk, VA

Mr. Bob Leedom
Parks and Recreation Coordinator
City of Virginia Beach Department of Parks and Recreation
Virginia Beach, VA

Therapeutic Recreation
Ms. Tonya Goldsmith-Rucker, CTRS
Recreation Therapy Department
Southeastern Virginia Training Center
Chesapeake, VA

Ms. Candi Brammer, CTRS
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA

Alumni and Students

Ms. Tiffany Bowdoin, Sales Manager (alumni member)
Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel

Ms. Cathy Bradshaw, CTRS (alumni member)
Norfolk Department of Neighborhood & Leisure Services

Ms. Amy Ackerman, President
RTS Majors Club