Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

Recreation and leisure studies students interested in the Honours Therapeutic Recreation major will declare this after completing at least 5.0 units (i.e., after the completion of Year One), with a minimum of 2.5 units completed while enrolled in Recreation and Leisure Studies, by submitting a Plan Modification Application for Internal Transfer Form to the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies Undergraduate Office for approval. Admission decisions are normally made in May after winter term grades are available. To be considered for the Honours Therapeutic Recreation major, students must have completed a minimum of 5.0 units including REC 100, REC 101, REC 252, and one of REC 200, REC 215, REC 230, or REC 280; and students must have a minimum major Recreation and Leisure Studies average of 70% and a minimum cumulative overall average of 65% in an honours program.

Degree Requirements 

1. Recreation courses (minimum of 10.0 units):

   • Required courses (7.5 units): REC 100, REC 101, REC 151, REC 205, REC 220, REC 251, REC 252, REC 253, REC 270, REC 351, REC 357, REC 371, REC 450A or an approved work term (see academic advisors for more information), REC 450B, and REC 455.
   • Recreation elective courses (minimum of 2.5 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.                

2. Courses outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (maximum of 10.0 units):    

   • Required courses (2.0 units): 
     AHS 150
     HLTH 245 
     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.
            
   • Therapeutic Recreation elective courses:
     Select 3.0 units from:
                
     • BIOL 273
     • BIOL 301
     • GERON 220/HLTH 220
     • GERON 255
     • HLTH 101
     • HLTH 102
     • KIN 100
     • KIN 242
     • MU353 (see Laurier calendar)
     • PHIL 226
     • PSYCH 211
     • PSYCH 213R
     • PSYCH 257/PSYCH 257R
     • PSYCH 317
     • PSYCH 334/PSYCH 334R
     • REC 356
     • REC 361
     • REC 362/GERON 352/HLTH 352/KIN 352/SOC 352
     • REC 405
     • SDS 150R
     • SOC 222
     • SOC 223/SOC 223R
     • SOC 248
     • SOC 249
     • SPCOM 225
     • SPCOM 324
            
   • Free elective courses: 3.0 units
                    
3. Total number of units to complete degree is 20.0.

Course Sequence

Year One (Regular and Co-operative System of Study)

Regular System of Study

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four  

Co-operative System of Study  

Year Two

Year Three

Year Four

Notes

1. The elective courses are used to fill the recreation elective courses, non-department restricted elective courses, therapeutic recreation elective courses, and free elective courses.
2. Students are permitted to pursue a double major in any of Honours Recreation and Sport Business, Honours Therapeutic Recreation, and Honours Tourism and Parks Management, by meeting the requirements of each plan.
3. Students are required to complete REC 253 by the end of their third year.
4. Students who use an approved co-op work term in place of REC 450A to complete their required internship hours (see academic advisors for more details) must complete REC 450B during that work term. Students who use an approved work term (approved in advance by the associate chair, undergraduate studies) in place of REC 450A should plan to complete an additional recreation elective worth 0.5 units so that they have the required 20.0 units to graduate.