Level I Program Form revised 7/08
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Department/program / Recreation Management
Summary / Change name of Undergraduate degree (BS) from “Recreation Management” with two option in “Recreation Resource Management” and Nature-based Tourism” to (BS) “Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management” with two option in “Recreation Resource Management” and Nature-based Tourism”.

II Endorsements and Approvals Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval, the Dean and the Associate Provost.

Requestor: R. Neil Moisey Phone: 6673
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Signature Date / ______
Dean’s Signature Date
Program Chair/Director: R. Neil Moisey
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Signature Date /
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Initial Review in Provost’s Office date
Other affected programs:
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Signature Date /
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Faculty Senate Review date
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Signature Date /
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Provost date
III Type of Level I Proposal(please check the appropriate space)
(a) Re-titling existing majors, minors, or options / X
(b) Eliminating existing majors, minors, or options via a program termination checklist
(c) Adding new minors or certificates where there is a major
(d) Adding new minors or certificates where there is an option in a major
(e) Departmental mergers and name changes
(f) Program revisions –for minor modifications use the program modification form
(g) Distance delivery of previously authorized degree program.
(h) Adding option within an existing major or degree *
(i) Eliminating organizational units such as departments, divisions and colleges or schools *
(j) Consolidating existing program and/or degree *
*Requires level II BOR documentation submitted to the Provost’s Office (refer to
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or major, please cut and paste the requirements as they appear in thecurrent catalog below.  / Please provide the proposed copyas you wish it to appear in the catalog. 
No change other than degree name.
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change. 
We have had steady growth in the Nature-based Tourism option since its approval in 2002, with currently half of our students electing that option. The remaining students are enrolled in the Recreation Resources Management Option. In addition, several of our faculty have developed strong research ties with both the National Park Service and similar agencies in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. The content of many of our undergraduate courses reflect this research area and many of our students go on to work for the National Park Service and the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks.
As many of our competitor programs in the region and in the rest of the US also reflect a focus on Parks, Tourism and Recreation, we feel that the name change will better position our program for out-of-state students seeking a program that emphasizes our faculty strengths and our location surrounded by many National Parks and Wilderness areas, a state with a strong tourism industry based on natural resources, and numerous state and federal recreation management agencies.
We are requesting the name change to better reflect the emphasis of our undergraduate degree program based on our current undergraduate options, the student interests and career options, and the faculty research and teaching foci.
What other programs are affected by your proposal? Obtain signatures as requested below. / None
V Department Summary Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document list program title and proposed changefor all proposals.
VI Copies and Electronic Submission After all signatures have been obtainedsubmit the original, a paper copy and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221.