Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis

Therapeutic recreation is a dynamic area with its primary purpose to provide recreation and leisure opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Increasingly the career area of therapeutic recreation crosses the boundaries of the traditional recreation sectors of public, nonprofit, and commercial. You may find yourself working in any of the sectors.

The Therapeutic Recreation concentration adheres to the standarts of the National Therapeutic Recreation Society (NTRS), and the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). Students enrolled in this concentration must strictly adhere to the curriculum to be permitted to take the NCTRS Certification Examination after graduation. Therefore, all students enrolled in this concentration must take all five of the following courses:

Course		Credits	Semester
REL 305	Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation(Prerequisite REL 302, corequisite REL 306)	3	Spring
REL 320	Leisure Education in Therapeutic Recreation	3	Spring
REL 407	Methods in Therapeutic Recreation (Prerequisite REL 305)	3	Spring
REL 408	Facilitation Techniques and Group Process in Therapeutic Recreation	3	Fall
REL 412	Trends and Administrative Issues in Therapeutic Recreation(Prerequisite REL 305)	3	Fall & Spring