Campus Recreation Foundations: Building Your Professional Path

Campus Recreation Foundations: Building Your Professional Path

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    • Nonmember - $440
    • Member - $265
    • Institutional Member - $350
    • Premier Member - $220

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Campus recreation has its own language, structures, and ways of working.

This course helps you make sense of that environment and connect it to your everyday responsibilities.

Whether you’re new to campus recreation, transitioning from another field, or looking to strengthen your foundation, this course is designed to support you. You’ll build a clear understanding of how campus recreation operates within higher education, explore practical tools for day-to-day success, and develop strategies for effective communication across campus. Through practical scenarios and reflection, explore how campus recreation fits within higher education, how departments operate, and how to communicate and collaborate across campus. Build a foundation you can apply to your work—and greater confidence in your next professional steps.

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Explain how campus recreation contributes to student success and fits within the broader higher education environment.
2. Use foundational practices and resources to navigate day-to-day campus recreation operations.
3. Demonstrate effective communication, collaboration, and relationship-building strategies with colleagues and campus stakeholders.
4. Apply foundational knowledge and strategies to navigate real-world situations in campus recreation.

Registration open NOW. Access to the course will become available late October.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who can purchase an Institutional Bundle?

Institutional Bundles are available exclusively to NIRSA Institutional Members.

2. How do participants register?

Once the Institutional Bundle has been purchased, the purchaser will receive registration codes by email. Each participant then registers individually using the green Register button on the program page and enters their registration code during checkout.

3. When will I receive my registration codes?

Registration codes are emailed after the Institutional Bundle purchase has been completed.

4. What if my department has already purchased a bundle?

Check with your department before purchasing. If a bundle has already been purchased, you may already have a registration code available.

5. Can more than five people participate?

Yes. Additional participants, outside of the five people, may be added at a discounted rate. If you add any additional participants at the discounted rate or after 30 days after purchasing the bundle, please contact NIRSA staff at [email protected] for assistance. Bundle promo codes may expire after 30 days, so please contact NIRSA staff for assistance.

6. What's the benefit of bundling?

The Bundle provides Institutional Members up to five individual participants access to the course content at a discounted rate.  

7. Can I transfer a registration code to someone else?

Registration codes are intended for one-time use. If you need assistance with participant changes or have questions about registration codes, please contact [email protected].

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Purchasing for your department?

If your institution is a NIRSA Institutional Member, your department may purchase an Institutional Bundle for this program.

Please note: Institutional Bundles are not purchased using the green Register button on this page.

Course Bundle

$599

Includes registration for up to 5 participants

Additional participants after the first 5: $35 each

How It Works

  1. Purchase the Institutional Bundle for your department.
  2. The purchaser receives registration codes by email after the purchase is complete.
  3. Share the registration codes with participants.
  4. Each participant selects the green Register button on this page and enters their registration code during checkout.

Registration codes are sent only after the bundle purchase has been completed.

Before You Purchase

Check with your department or colleagues to see if your institution has already purchased an Institutional Bundle for this program. If a bundle has already been purchased, you may already have a registration code and won't need to purchase another one.

Need Assistance?

Questions about Institutional Bundle purchasing?
Email: [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

How much time should I expect to dedicate to this program?

This is considered a full asynchronous course that you may take at your own pace. There is approximately 8 hours of content. 

Who should register for this program?

This course is designed for those who are beginning their careers in campus recreation, building understanding of how departments work, learning about cross-campus collaboration and identifying which direction they would like to grow professionally. 

When will the course content become available? 

While you may pre-register for this online course, access will be opened in late October, 2026. After which, you will be able to log into this page on the "contents" tab and access the course. 

Cost of Attendance

Membership-based Pricing

Premier Members: $220

Individual Members at a Non-Member Institution: $265

Non-Members at a Member Institution: $350

Non-Members $440


Registration is open now, and access to the course will be opened in late October, 2026.

Need Assistance?

Email: [email protected]

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