In order to continue in the Four-Year General Recreation and Leisure Studies plan, students must maintain a minimum cumulative major Recreation and Leisure Studies average of 65% and a minimum cumulative overall average of 60%. Students are eligible to submit a Plan Modification Form to request one of the other Recreation and Leisure Studies plans, once a student has achieved a minimum cumulative Recreation and Leisure Studies major average of 70% and a minimum cumulative overall average of 65%.
The Four-Year General Recreation and Leisure Studies plan is offered through the regular system of study only.
- Recreation courses (minimum of 10.5 units):
- Required recreation courses (4.0 units): REC 100, REC 101, REC 120, REC 201, REC 371, REC 373, REC 405, REC 420
- Recreation elective courses (minimum of 6.5 units):
Students must complete additional recreation electives to meet the required minimum of 10.5 recreation units.
- Note that MU353, Inclusive Arts for Children (1.0 unit) (see Wilfrid Laurier University 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 9.5 units):
- Required courses (1.0 unit): AHS 107, PSYCH 101
- Restricted elective courses (2.0 units):
Students must complete a total of four courses from the following 12 subject categories. To fulfil this requirement, students may only choose one course per subject category.
- An English course: ENGL
- A fine or performing arts course: FINE, MUSIC, THPERF
- A humanities course: CLAS, HIST, HUMSC, INDG, MEDVL, PHIL, RS, SPCOM, VCULT
- A social science course other than psychology or sociology: ANTH, ECON, GSJ, LS, PACS, PSCI, SDS, SMF, SOCWK, STV
- A psychology course (other than PSYCH 101/PSYCH 101R): PSYCH
- A sociology course: SOC
- A language course from the Faculty of Arts (other than ENGL or EMLS)
- A course from the Faculty of Health (other than REC): AHS, GERON, HLTH, KIN
- A course from the Faculty of Environment: ENBUS, ENVS, ERS, GEOG, INDEV, INTEG, PLAN
- A course offered by the School of Computer Science: CS
- A course offered by the Faculty of Mathematics: ACTSC, AMATH, CO, COMM, MATBUS, MATH, MTHEL, PMATH, STAT
- A course offered by the Faculty of Science: BIOL, CHEM, EARTH, MNS, PHYS, SCI
- Free elective courses: 6.5 units
- Total number of units to complete degree is 20.0.
Course Sequence
See Honours Recreation and Leisure Studies course sequence.