Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

The Rehabilitation Sciences Minor is open to University of Waterloo students who wish to obtain some specialization in rehabilitation sciences.

The honours kinesiology program is well suited to prepare students for future study/practice in a wide variety of health professions (e.g. physical therapy, chiropractics, occupational therapy, athletic therapy, clinical kinesiology). Although the kinesiology core includes several rehabilitation science courses, the Rehabilitation Sciences Minor is designed to provide additional elective courses in rehabilitation sciences to prepare students for success in post degree study/practice in the health professions.

Degree Requirements

1. Students must be in an honours or three- or four-year general program at the University of Waterloo.
2. Normally, a maximum of 2.5 units (5 courses) obtained on a Letter of Permission or in transfer credit may be applied toward fulfillment of the Rehabilitation Sciences Minor course requirements. These courses must be equivalent to courses listed in the course requirements (including any prerequisites) as assessed by the department offering the replaced course.
3. Successful completion of 5.0 units from the requirements listed below.

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* KIN 431, KIN 432, KIN 433, KIN 472 must be on a rehabilitation sciences topic and approved in advance by the course supervisor and associate chair, undergraduate studies.

Successful completion of 5.0 units from the following requirements:

1. Required courses
   KIN 340
   KIN 407
   KIN 415
   KIN 422
   KIN 471
2. Electives (2.5 units)
   Select five courses from the following list:
   KIN 242
   KIN 301
   KIN 356
   KIN 357
   KIN 404
   KIN 405
   KIN 416
   KIN 418
   KIN 427
   KIN 428
   KIN 429
   KIN 431*
   KIN 432*
   KIN 433* or KIN 472*
   KIN 446
   KIN 456
   KIN 457
   KIN 458
   KIN 491
   KIN 492A and KIN 492B
   ENGL 109 or ENGL 140R or any one of ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 210H
   HLTH 421

Note

Admission requirements vary greatly among professional schools (e.g., physiotherapy, chiropractic, occupational therapy etc.). It is therefore imperative that students consult professional schools directly when choosing courses.