Therapeutic Recreation and Wellness, B.S.

Communication course:

• FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Advanced Communication courses:

• FCO 210 Communication in Professional Cultures 3 credit hours
• FCO 215 Technical and Scientific Communication 3 credit hours
• FCO 225 Interdisciplinary Communication 3 credit hours

Quantitative Fluency course:

• Satisfied by major (BEH 260 )

Choose 3 credits of the following American Citizenship courses:

• ECO 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3 credit hours
• HIS 111 American History from Colonization to Civil War 3 credit hours
• HIS 112 American History from Civil War to Global Power 3 credit hours
• PS 101 American Government and Citizenship 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Global Citizenship courses or students have the option to complete this requirement by successfully completing 6 credits of the same foreign language:

• ECO 200 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3 credit hours
• G 100 World Regional Geography 3 credit hours
• HIS 102 The West in the World 3 credit hours
• PS 102 Contemporary Global Issues 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:

• FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
• HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
• LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
• PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
• PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours  

Choose 3 credits of the following Arts courses:

• ART 101 Art and Visual Culture 3 credit hours
• CRW 272 Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
• MUS 186 Listening to Music 3 credit hours
• THE 154 Introduction to Theatre 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences course:

• PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Natural and Physical Sciences courses:

• BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
• CHM 240 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
• CHM 241 Perspectives on the Molecular World Lab 0 credit hours
• G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
• G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
• PHY 252 Science and Sustainability 3 credit hours

Wellness Management Concentration Electives

Students must complete 9 credits from the following:

• BIO 226 Food and Nutrition 3 credit hours
• EXS 203 Essentials of Strength and Conditioning 4 credit hours
• EXS 204 Essentials of Strength and Conditioning Lab 0 credit hours
• EXS 340 Personal Training and Group Fitness Instruction 4 credit hours
• EXS 341 Personal Training and Group Fitness Instruction Lab 0 credit hours
• PAW 222 Physical Fitness and Stress Management 3 credit hours
• REC 305 Adventure Program Leadership 4 credit hours
• REC 390 Meeting Children’s Needs Through Movement 3 credit hours
• REC 461 Directed Field Experience in Wellness Management 3 credit hours
• SPM 205 Responding to Emergencies 3 credit hours

Fall Semester (15 credits)

• FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
• FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
• REC 101 Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society 3 credit hours
• SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
• Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
• Disciplinary Perspectives - Arts course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (15-16 credits)

• BIO 112 Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit hours
• FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
• REC 103 Leadership and Group Dynamics 3 credit hours
• REC 205 Foundations of Outdoor Leadership 3 credit hours
• Foundations - Global Citizenship course 3 credit hours

Fall Semester (15 credits)

• HSV 250 Lifecourse Development for the Human Services 3 credit hours
• PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
• REC 200 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation & Wellness 3 credit hours
• Foundations - Advanced Communication course 3 credit hours
• Disciplinary Perspectives - Natural and Physical Sciences course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• BEH 260 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours  
• REC 210 Experience Design 4 credit hours  
• REC 211 Design Lab 0 credit hours   
• REC 215 Field Experience Preparation and Professional Development 2 credit hours  
• Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities course 3 credit hours

​Therapeutic Recreation Concentration:

• REC 369 Therapeutic Recreation and Aging 3 credit hours  

 Wellness Management Concentration:

• REC 230 Connecting Leisure, Health and Wellness 3 credit hours  

Fall Semester (15 credits)

• REC 221 Experiential Learning in Therapeutic Recreation and Wellness 3 credit hours  
• Constellation course 3 credit hours
• Elective course 3 credit hours

​Therapeutic Recreation Concentration:

• REC 331 Leadership in Therapeutic Recreation 3 credit hours ​ 
• Constellation course 3 credit hours

​Wellness Management Concentration:​

• PAW 234 Wellness, Fitness and Lifestyle Management 3 credit hours  
• Wellness Management Concentration Elective course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• Constellation course 3 credit hours
• Elective course 3 credit hours

Therapeutic Recreation Concentration:

• PSY 230 Understanding Psychological Diagnosis and Recovery 3 credit hours  
• REC 343 Organizing Therapeutic Recreation 3 credit hours  
• REC 361 Clinical Applications in Therapeutic Recreation 3 credit hours  

​Wellness Management Concentration:

• SPM 325 Facility and Event Management 3 credit hours  
• Wellness Management Concentration Elective course 3 credit hours
• Constellation course 3 credit hours

Fall Semester (15 credits)

• REC 491 Seminar in Therapeutic Recreation and Wellness 3 credit hours  
• Constellation course 3 credit hours
• Elective course 3 credit hours
• Elective course 3 credit hours

​Therapeutic Recreation Concentration:

• REC 320 Outdoor Therapeutic Recreation 3 credit hours   

Wellness Management Concentration:

• Wellness Management Concentration Elective course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• REC 450 Therapeutic Recreation and Wellness Administration 3 credit hours  
• Elective course 3 credit hours (if needed for 120 credits)

​Therapeutic Recreation Concentration:

• REC 470 Directed Field Experience in Therapeutic Recreation 9 credit hours ​ 

Wellness Management Concentration:

• REC 460 Directed Field Experience in Wellness Management 9 credit hours