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.

Requirements

1. Students must be in an honours or three- or four-year general program at Waterloo.
2. Normally, a maximum of 2.5 units (five courses) obtained on a Letter of Permission Form or in transfer credit may be applied toward fulfilment 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.

Legend

* 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.

Note

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