7.0 Matrix for the Shepherd University Recreation and Sport Studies Program
School of Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Science
Prepared for the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Problems
Shepherd University Mission Statement
(Values: Learning, Engagement, Integrity, Accessibility, & Community)
Shepherd University, a West Virginia public liberal arts university, is a diverse community of learners and a gateway to the world of opportunities and ideas. We are the regional center for academic, cultural and economic opportunity. Our mission of service succeeds because we are dedicated to our core values: learning, engagement, integrity, accessibility, and community.
College of Nursing, Education, and Health Sciences Mission Statement
(Values: Integrity, Teaching/Learning, Inclusiveness, Professionalism, Community)
The College of Nursing, Education, and Health Sciences embraces a strong liberal arts foundation while preparing students to be leaders in their respective professions.
School of Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Sciences Mission Statement:
To enhance the intellectual and personal growth of the individual by offering academic and professional programs related to health, physical education, recreation and sport studies. These programs are designed with the curricular intent to broaden perspectives, enrich awareness, enhance understanding and prepare individuals for meaningful careers within their chosen discipline.
School of Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Sciences Program Goals & Objectives:
GOAL #1: Develop highly qualified pre-professionals prepared to enter the workforce as difference makers.
GOAL #2: Enhance collaborative partnerships with local educational agencies, sport and recreation associations; both local and national, and community based agencies.
Recreation and Sport Studies Mission Statement
(Values: Integrity, Learning, Inclusiveness, Professionalism & Community)
To enhance the intellectual and personal development of the individual by offering comprehensive academic and professional programs that enhance an understanding of the recreation and sport profession at the local, national, and international levels. These programs are designed with the curricular intent to broaden perspectives, enrich awareness, create understanding, and prepare individuals for meaningful careers within the recreation and sport profession.
Recreation and Sport Studies Goals
GOAL #1: Develop highly qualified pre-professionals prepared to enter the workforce as difference makers.
GOAL #2: Enhance collaborative partnerships with local sport and recreation associations; both local and national, and community based agencies
Description for 7.01.01-7.04.04
7.01.01: The program shall demonstrate that students are provided with sufficient opportunity to achieve this learning outcome.
7.01.02: The program shall demonstrate that quality assessment measures were used to assess learning outcomes associated with this standard.
7.01.03: The program shall demonstrate that results of its assessment program indicate that graduates of the program are achieving this Learning Outcome.
7.01.04: The program shall demonstrate that it uses data from assessment of Learning Outcome 7.01 for continuous program improvement.