Majors

In order to continue in Honours Recreation and Leisure Studies, students must maintain a minimum cumulative major Recreation and Leisure Studies average of 70% and a minimum cumulative overall average of 65%.

Degree Requirements

1. 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): Any additional REC courses
     
     • 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.
2. Courses outside the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies (9.5 units):
   • Required courses (1.0 unit): HEALTH 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: 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 or culture course: ARABIC, ASL, CHINA, CI, CROAT, DUTCH, EASIA, FR, GER, GRK, INDENT, INDG, ITAL, ITALST, JAPAN, JS, KOREA, LAT, MOHAWK, PORT, REES, RUSS, SI, SPAN
     • A course offered by the Faculty of Health: GERON, HEALTH, HLTH, KIN
     • A course offered by 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
3. 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
REC 120
HEALTH 107
PSYCH 101

1B (Winter)

Two restricted electives
Three electives

Regular System of Study

Year Two

2A (Fall)

REC 201
One restricted elective
Three electives

2B (Winter)

One restricted elective
Four electives

Year Three

3A (Fall)

REC 371
One restricted elective
Three electives

3B (Winter)

REC 373
Four electives

Year Four

4A (Fall)

REC 405
Four electives

4B (Winter)

REC 420
Four electives

Co-operative System of Study

Year Two

2A (Fall)

REC 201
One restricted elective
Three electives

Work Term 1 (Winter)

2B (Spring)

One restricted elective
Four electives

Year Three

Work Term 2 (Fall)

3A (Winter)

REC 373
Four electives

Work Term 3 (Spring)

3B (Fall)

REC 371
Four electives

Year Four

Work Term 4 (Winter)

4A (Spring)

REC 405
Four electives

Work Term 5 (Fall)

4B (Winter)

REC 420
Four electives