Degree Requirements
- Recreation courses (minimum of 10.0 units):
- Required Recreation courses (4.0 units): REC 100, REC 101, REC 205, REC 220, REC 270, REC 371, REC 471A/REC 471B or two 400 level REC courses.
- Recreation elective courses (minimum of 6.0 units):
Each student must complete additional recreation electives to meet the required minimum of 10.0 recreation units.
- Note that MU353 Inclusive Arts for Children (1.0 unit) (see Laurier calendar) is accepted as a University of Waterloo recreation elective.
- All cross-listed courses with REC are counted as recreation electives and are included in the major average.
- Courses outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (maximum of 10.0 units):
- Required courses (1.0 unit):
PSYCH 101
SOC 101
- Restricted elective courses (2.0 units):
Select one course from four of the following eight subject categories:
- An English course
An English writing course (one of ENGL 109, ENGL 129R, ENGL 140R, or any ENGL 210 course) is strongly recommended.
- A Fine or Performing Arts course
DRAMA, FINE, MUSIC
- A Humanities course
CLAS, EASIA, HIST, HUMSC, JS, NATST, PACS, PHIL, REES, RS, SPCOM, SPD, WS
- A Social Science course other than Psychology or Sociology
ANTH, ECON, SDS, LS, PSCI, SMF, SOCWK, STV
- A Language course from the Faculty of Arts (other than English or ESL)
- A course from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (other than REC)
GERON, HLTH, KIN
- A course from the Faculty of Environment
ENVS, ERS, GEOG, INDEV, INTEG, PLAN
- A course offered by the School of Computer Science
Note: The course subjects listed may not be comprehensive. For a complete list, or approval of a specific course subject, please see the academic advisor or the department website.
- Free elective courses: 7.0 units
- Total number of units to complete degree is 20.0.
Course Sequence
Year One (Regular and Co-operative System of Study)
1A (Fall)
REC 100
REC 101
PSYCH 101
Two Restricted Electives
1B (Winter)
Two REC Electives from REC 151, REC 200, REC 215, REC 230, REC 280
SOC 101
One Restricted Elective
One Elective
Regular System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 220
REC 270
One Restricted Elective
Two Electives
2B (Winter)
REC 205
Four Electives
Year Three
3A (Fall)
REC 371
Four Electives
3B (Winter)
Five Electives
Year Four
4A (Fall)
A Fourth-year Recreation Course
Four Electives
4B (Winter)
A Fourth-year Recreation Course
Four Electives
Co-operative System of Study
Year Two
2A (Fall)
REC 220
REC 270
One Restricted Elective
Two Electives
2B (Spring)
REC 205
Four Electives
Year Three
3A (Winter)
Five Electives
3B (Fall)
REC 371
Four Electives
Year Four
4A (Spring)
A Fourth-year Recreation Course
Four Electives
4B (Winter)
A Fourth-year Recreation Course
Four Electives
Note
The elective courses are used to fill the recreation elective courses and free elective courses.