The Bachelors of Science in Recreation at San Jose State University

Program Learning Outcomes

PLO 1     FOCUS: Conceptual. Professional. Delivery. Admin/Mgmt.Legal.

• Graduates will demonstrate summative knowledge and skills across the core curriculum integrating the standards of the Recreation profession within the context of a rapidly changing world. (knowledge)
  • Learners will successfully demonstrate professional behaviors, program content competency based on approved national-standards-based competencies as evaluated by their external agency supervisors.

PLO 2     FOCUS: Programming. Events.  

• Graduates will plan, implement, and evaluate a recreation program or special events that are inclusive, culturally grounded and sensitive to diverse populations. (knowledge and skills)
  • Learners will design a written program plan, implement a component of the plan, and evaluate both the implementation outcome and the designers’ performance.

PLO 3     FOCUS: Budgets. Finance.          

• Graduates will demonstrate budgeting and financial skills in the framework of sustainability and ethical stewardship (knowledge and skills)        
  • Learners will prepare electronic spread sheets calculating an operating budget, and/or a pricing plan supporting facility funding, in a manner consistent with professional guidelines and practice.

PLO 4     FOCUS: Field Aspects. Internships.         

• Graduates will demonstrate professional behavior and competencies in the framework of ethics, personal and social responsibility (knowledge, skills and decorum)             
  • Learners will successfully demonstrate professional behaviors, and from 6 to 10 approved national-standards-based competencies as evaluated by their external agency supervisors.

PLO 5     FOCUS: Professional Communication (written).               

• Graduates will demonstrate proficient and professional written communication keeping in mind the global communities they will be working in. (knowledge and skills)       
  • Learners will produce persuasive, summative, and critically written documents which reflect professional guidelines and standards.