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Eight-Semester Plan for B.S. in Recreational Therapy
Major Program Guide For: B.S. in Recreational Therapy
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Prerequisites: None
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P1 - PSYi | 150 | General Psychology | 3 | P1 - Soc Sci | 3 | ||
| 190 Series First Year Seminar | 3 | P3 - History | 3 | ||||
| CMHC | 201 | Intro to Speech Communication | 3 | C5 - Physical/Biological Sciences * | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 101 | Composition | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
| HSCC | 101 | Nutrition, Fitness, and Wellness | 3 | RTH | 200 | Foundations of Rec Therapy | 3 |
| * Do not take Biology to fulfill C5 Physical & Biological Sciences | |||||||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P4 - Humanities | 3 | BIOL | 292 | Human Anatomy & Physio II | 4 | ||
| P5 - Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | HEAL | 250 | First Aid & Safety Ed | 2 | ||
| MATH | 101 * | Mathematical Concepts | 3 | HSCC | 220 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| BIOL | 291 | Human Anatomy & Physio I | 4 | RTH | 351 | Client Assessment in Rec Therapy | 3 |
| PRM | 270 | Leadership & Group Dynamics | 3 | RTH | 352 | Rec Therapy Processes & Techniques | 3 |
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*Pre-Physical Therapy math requirement is MATH 170 Applied Statistics. Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P6 - World Cultures | 3 | COUN | 430 | Individual & Group Counseling | 3 | ||
| P1-P6 - Jr-Sr Perspective | 3 | RTH | 360 | Rec Therapy for Older Adults | 3 | ||
| COUN | 325 | Survey of Human Development | 3 | RTH | 470 | Adventure Based Rec Therapy | 3 |
| HSCC | 370 | Intro to Pharmacology | 2 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| RTH | 350 | Rec Therapy for People with Phys Dis | 3 | General Elective | |||
| General Elective | 2 | ||||||
| Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| PSY | 470 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | RTH | 484 | Rec Therapy Clinic | 6 |
| PE | 423 | Kinesiology | 3 | RTH | 485 | Rec Therapy Clinical Internship | 6 |
| RTH | 395 | Pre-Internship Seminar | 1 | ||||
| RTH | 417 | Administration of Rec Therapy | 3 | ||||
| RTH | 450 | Advanced Methods in Rec Therapy | 3 | ||||
| General Elective | 3 | ||||||
NOTES:
- A grade of "C" or better is required in Recreational Therapy major classes including RTH 200, RTH 350, RTH 351, RTH 352, RTH 360, RTH 395, RTH 417, RTH 450, RTH 470, RTH 484, and RTH 485.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.