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 | 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 | 3 | 3 |
Foreign Language | 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
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
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