The workplace for graduates includes government, non-profit, and commercial agencies. With this accreditation, Ferris' RLM graduates will be eligible to sit for the National Certified Leisure Professional exam. The program is housed in the recently renovated Student Recreation Center. The facility includes faculty offices, classrooms, a climbing wall, and a student computer lab and reading room. The positions include working as open recreation supervisors or intramural officials, becoming certified as ropes course facilitators or climbing wall supervisors, or finding placement in the Student Affairs division with student activities.
Service learning projects within the community are part of the classroom experience.
They also plan one-day activities for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Girl Scouts, and other youth related groups. These applied learning experiences reflect the mission of Ferris State University and demonstrate the program's commitment to the leisure service profession. The RLM program is one of 97 currently accredited programs across the country out of more than 400 degree programs. Other accredited programs in Michigan include those of Michigan State University, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.