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Students who select this degree option will be preparing for careers in clinical, residential and communitybased environments providing therapeutic recreation services for persons with disabilities in health care and/or community-based service delivery systems.  You will qualify to sit for the National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) Exam upon graduation.

 

 

 

                    THERAPEUTIC RECREATION

 

 

 

                                                 (Degree Option)

 

 

 

 

 

REQUIRED NCTRC CERTIFICATION STANDARDS (24 credit hours):

 

 

 

 

REC

205

(3) Concepts in Therapeutic Recreation - Fall and Spring (Core Requirement) [RLS Declared Major]
REC

400

(3)

Therapeutic Recreation Foundations - Fall [REC 205, and/or concurrent PED 250 or BMS 307]

REC

401

(3)

Therapeutic Recreation Assessment/Evaluation, Intervention Techniques & Modalities -  Spring [REC 400]

REC 420 (3) Trends & Issues in Therapeutic Recreation - Fall [REC 401, and/or concurrent PED 252 or BMS 308]

CFD

155

(3)

Principles of Human Development - Fall, Spring

PED

250

(3)

Applied Human Anatomy - Fall, Spring [BIO 102 or BMS 110]

 

 

 

                                                          OR

BMS

307

(4)

Human Anatomy - Fall, Spring ["C" grade or better in BMS 105 or BMS 110, or BIO 102 or

 

 

 

     BIO 121]

PED

252

(3)

Applied Human Physiology - Fall, Spring [CHM 105 or CHM 160; PED 250 or BMS 307]

 

 

 

                                                          OR

BMS

308

(4)

Human Physiology - Fall, Spring ["C" grade or better in BMS 307 or BIO 380, and "C" or

 

 

 

     better in CHM 105 or CHM 160]

PSY

304

(3)

Abnormal Psychology - Fall, Spring [PSY 121]

 

 

 

 

ELECTIVES (3 credit hours):

 

 

 

 

BMS

195

(1)

Introduction to the Health Professions - Fall, Spring

CAS

210

(3)

An Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System - Fall, Spring

CAS

330

(1)

Service Learning in Crime and Society - Spring [CAS 210 or permission of the instructor]

COM

505

(3)

Health Communication - On Demand

CSD

321

(3)

Sign Language I - Fall [permission]

GER

302

(1)

Successful Aging and Identity Issues in Later Life - On Demand [Completion of 30 hours or

 

 

 

     permission]

GER

350

(3)

Death, Bereavement, and the Elderly - Fall [Completion of 45 hours or permission]

LLT

102

(2)

Scientific and Medical Terminology - Fall, Spring

PED

350

(3)

Health and Wellness Promotion - Fall [ PED 257]

PED

468

(4)

Adapted Physical Education Fall, Spring [PED 360 and PED 362]

PED

545

(3)

Perceptual and Motor Development - Fall, Spring [PSY 380 or PSY 385 or PSY 390 and 90

 

 

 

     credit hours or permission of the instructor]

PSY

303

(3)

Stress and Tension Control - On Demand [PSY 121]

PSY

331

(3)

Psychology of Childhood - Fall, Spring [PSY 121]

PSY

441

(3)

Psychology of Adolescence - Fall, Spring [PSY 121 and one additional psychology course,

 

 

 

     Junior level]

PSY

487

(3)

Behavior Problems of Childhood - On Demand [PSY 121 or PSY 331]

SOC

341

(3)

Medical Sociology - Spring

SPE

310

(3)

Introduction to Special Education - Fall, Spring [EDC 150, EDC 350 and an initial C-Base]

SWK

330

(3)

Substance Abuse Interventions - Fall, Spring

SOC

341

(3)

Medical Sociology - Spring

SPE

310

(3)

Introduction to Special Education - Fall, Spring [EDC 150, EDC 350 and an initial C-Base]

SWK

330

(3)

Substance Abuse Interventions - Fall, Spring

   
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