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Camp/Sport Leadership (BA/BS)

The Camp/Sport Leadership program has been designed to educate students pursuing a career in camp, recreation, or sports fields. The student will be educated in areas including, but not limited to, camp/sport leadership, management, marketing, finance, outdoor education, and facility management.

Additionally, a student will be able to select one or more concentrations to gain a deeper understanding of specific facets of the field. These concentrations are Business Leadership (focusing on the organizational and operational aspects of leading camps and sports organizations), Sports Leadership (focusing on skills and trends in athletic and recreational programs), and Ministry Leadership (focusing on integrating the degree into outreach strategies of churches, ministries, and missions organizations).

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses

credit hours (ba)

credit hours (bS)

Developing A Christian Mind
DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind

3

3

English

12

9

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II

ENGL 2301 - World Literature I

and/or

ENGL 2302 - World Literature II

Fine Arts
FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts

3

3

Foreign Language
*Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate prerequisites are met

14*

0

Foundations for Excellence

1

1

FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence

is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours.

(AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)

History

6

6

Choose two:

HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865

HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865

HIST 2301 - World Civilization I

HIST 2302 - World Civilization II

Kinesiology

2

2

KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living

and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.

Mathematics

3

3

[Math Advising Tool (eMAT) required prior to registering for any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite.]

(BA)

Choose one:

MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts

MATH 1303 - College Algebra

MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I


(BS)

Choose one:

MATH 1303 - College Algebra

MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis

MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)

4

15

One laboratory science (BA)

or

15 credit hours of laboratory science (BS)

selected from two or more areas of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics

Religion

9

9

RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey

RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey

and

three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment

Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)

6

6

POLS 2301 - American National Government

and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.

TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS

63

57

Camp/Sport Leadership

Core Courses

18

18

CPSL 3310 - Recreation Leadership (cross-listed with KNES 3310)

CPSL 3320 - Principles of Camp and Recreation Management

CPSL 3330 - Facilities and Logistics for Camps and Recreation

CPSL 3340 - Outdoor Education Leadership

CPSL 4308 - Practicum in Camp/Sport Leadership (S-L)

CPSL 4309 - Camp and Recreation Organization Practice

Select one of the three areas of concentration

18

18

Business Leadership:

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting

ENTR 3301 - Principles of Entrepreneurship (S-L)

MANA 3301 - Principles of Management (S-L)

MANA 3308 - Business and Public Law

MRKT 3301 - Principles of Marketing

STIM 3301 - Information Systems for Management

Ministry Leadership

CHST 3309 - Spiritual Formation for Christian Ministry

INCS 4333 - Local Church on Mission

RELI 3305 - Principles of Biblical Interpretation

RELI 3383 - History of Christianity

RELI 3386 - Practicum in Personal Evangelism

Select one of the following:

CHST 4301 - Teaching Ministry of the Church

CHST 4306 - Children's Ministry in the Church

CHST 4307 - Youth Ministry in the Church

Sports Leadership

KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology

KNES 2305 - Coaching Today's Athlete (S-L)

KNES 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L)

KNES 3301 - Sports Ethics

KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury

KNES 4302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Athletic Programs

Electives

Electives with Business Leadership concentration

Upper-Level

Lower or Upper-Level

9

12

9

18

Electives with Ministry Leadership concentration

Upper-Level

Lower or Upper-Level

6

15

6

21

Electives with Sports Leadership concentration

Upper-Level

Lower or Upper-Level

15

6

15

12

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED

120

120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 42 upper-level credit hours.

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

MINOR IN CAMP/SPORT LEADERSHIP

See information about the Camp/Sport Leadership minor here

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Find course descriptions by category under the Undergraduate Course Descriptions section in the navigation panel.