The RMP major has three options: Program and Event Management, Therapeutic Recreation and Outdoor Leadership and Management. Internal transfer students should obtain major and option materials from the Department of Recreation Management and Policy. Informational materials are available online (TR Option, PEM Option) or may be picked up in the RMP office in room 108 of Hewitt Hall. After reading over the materials students should apply online.
Information for Internal Transfer Students
Program and Event Management: this option prepares students for supervisory or middle management positions and emphasizes planning, leadership, and administrative concepts in settings such as youth sport organizations, recreation resource management, business and entrepreneurial recreation, municipal recreation, campus recreation, residential communities, festivals and events planning, employee services recreation, recreational sports agencies, youth service agencies and resorts. Admission decisions are made after the student completes the online application process and has a meeting with the PEM option coordinator. If you have questions about the Program and Event Management Option, please contact Sean McLaughlin.
To apply to the Recreation Management and Policy, Program and Event Management Option, please click here.
PEM transfer applications are accepted throughout the year and decisions are made on a rolling admission basis.
Therapeutic Recreation: The Therapeutic Recreation Option prepares students for work primarily in clinical, allied health facilities such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, mental health programs, and extended care facilities as well as inclusive community recreation programs.
Admission decisions are based upon the content of the online application as well as a personal interview with the TR Option Coordinator. Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 to be considered for admission into the major and it is highly recommended that students have completed or are enrolled BMS 507 Human Anatomy and Physiology I or BMS 508 Human Anatomy and Physiology II at the time of application. If you have questions about the Therapeutic Recreation Option, please contact Matt Frye.
To apply to the Recreation Management and Policy, Therapeutic Recreation Option, please click here.
TR internal transfer applications are accepted throughout the year and decisions are made on a rolling admission basis.
Outdoor Leadership and Management: The Outdoor Leadership and Management option will prepare you for dynamic careers in outdoor education, adventure programming, outdoor recreation, parks and protected areas, youth and after-school programming, conservation, etc. Admission decisions are made after the student completes the online application process and has a meeting with the OLM option coordinator. If you have questions about the Outdoor Leadership and Management Option, please contact Nate Fitch.
To apply to the Recreation Management and Policy, Outdoor Leadership and Management Option, please click here.
OLM transfer applications are accepted throughout the year and decisions are made on a rolling admission basis.
You will be notified by e-letter of the faculty’s decision regarding your admission.
Students Transferring from Another Institution
Students interested in transfering to the RMP Major from another university may declare the RMP major upon entering UNH. Visit the admissions office to apply to the RMP major.