Creative ideas for an Associates in Recreation

Hello, This is also a repeat question with the hopes of some different ideas. My daughter has a double BA TESC and is a licensed teacher. She could obtain an additional Vocational Certification if she had an Associates degree that stated Recreation. Her original degree is in Hospitality Management but the Dept of Ed refuses to budge on viewing that as Recreation. Thanks. Hille *******She will be financing this herself.

 

What exactly is "recreation"? Like "parks & recreation"? How does the dept of ed define it?

 

Hi, She was informed the actual associates degree had to have the word Recreation on it. Let me know your thoughts. Many thanks. Hille

 

I couldn't really find much ... maybe ask the Dept of Ed for some examples of what they want??? I couldn't find any associates degrees offered online with "recreation" in the title.

Ex there's the Atlanta Metropolitan College offering an "Associate of Science in Recreation" but it's not online/distance as far as I can tell:
http://www.atlm.edu/academics/core/recreation.html

 

Here is a neat looking associates degree in adventure recreation:
http://www.wccc.me.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247%3Aextra-page-2&catid=95%3Aadventure-recreation-a-tourism-sidebar&Itemid=80
I don't know if it is available via DL though.

 

I'm not sure I understand the requirement - are you saying the certificate has to include the word recreation? Many degree certificates/diplomas just say the degree title and the associated transcript specifies the major(s) or concentration(s).

Here are some options from the big 3:

COSC will allow you to design your own AA or AS degree
http://www.charteroak.edu/Prospective/Programs/Concentrations/IndividualizedStudies.cfm

Excelsior has an AA degree with an Area of Focus Option
https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/School_of_Liberal_Arts/Associate_Degrees_in_Liberal_Arts

TESC has an ASPSS degree in Recreation Services
http://www.tesc.edu/1789.phpn

If this approach works let us know and we can suggest appropriate courses (I found several on line courses offered by California CCs)

In general I understand that to receive an AA one has to complete an additional 15 semester units over precious degrees.

 

I recall you asked the same question in 2008. Low and behold, a quick search of the forum messages archive shows you did ask the same or very similar question already. You could have used Google to locate these old threads if the forum search functionality is too difficult to grasp.

 

Hille did say "this is also a repeat question with the hopes of some different ideas" in the initial post above.