RMYL

Therapeutic Recreation

The undergraduate program in Therapeutic Recreation at Brigham Young University provides students with the fundamentals necessary to practice in TR after graduation. The primary goal of the program is to help students learn to use critical thinking skills to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate therapeutic recreation services for people with disabling conditions and illness. Students interested in being considered for admission to the program must complete an application to be a major. The application process involves six steps.

Apply to the Therapeutic Recreation Major at 273 RB.
Complete the demographic information on the yellow application form.
Schedule when pre-requisite courses will be taken.
Complete a course plan worksheet.
Write a brief essay.
Submit the completed pink application with the yellow course plan and essay to your academic advisor for signature before submitting to the RMYL office (273 RB).

Program Prerequisites - RMYL 189R, RMYL 199R, RMYL 304, RMYL 307, RMYL 370, and Zool 205 or Zool 260

Foundation Courses

Majors will complete all the following courses:

Dept.	Course	Class Description	Cr. Hrs.
RMYL	189	Careers in Recreation: Academic Internship Orientation	1
RMYL	199R	Field Cooperative Education Practicum	2
RMYL	304	Leisure in a Contemporary Society	3
PMgt	321	Financial Management	3
RMYL	307	Accessible Recreation	3
RMYL	320	Program Management	3
RMYL	473	Issues in Administration of Threapeutic Recreation	3
RMYL	486	Legal Aspects & Risk Management of Leisure Services	3
RMYL	487	Research and Evaluation	3
RMYL	496R	Cooperative Education Internship/Senior Project	9
		Total Hours	33

Supportive Courses

Students must begin the five pre-requisite courses (RMYL 199R is graded P/F. Please Contact Dr. Howard Gray for help with 199R registration.).

RMYL 370, 471, and 472 must be taken in sequence. RMYL 473 should be taken concurrently with 472.

It is highly recommended that students complete Psych 220, Psych 342 and Stat 221 in preparation for RMYL 471.

It is highly recommended that students complete a minor in Psychology and Gerontology.

Candidates for NCTRC certification need a 496R internship supervisor that is CTRS certified when they begin their internship. Please contact Dr. Howard Gray for assistance in identifying and selecting an NCTRC Approved internship site: howard_gray@byu.edu

Obtain and carefully study the current NCTRC Candidate Bulletin before or during your internship to ensure that you are eligible to sit for the NCTRC exam.

Carefully study the Utah TR Practice Act and the rules associated with it to ensure eligibility for licensure in the state of Utah.

Dept.	Course	Class Description	Cr. Hrs.
PSYCH	220	Human Development: Life Span	3
PSCYH	342	Abnormal Psychology	3
RMYL	370	Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation	3
RMYL	471	Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation	3
RMYL	472	Program Dynamics in Therapeutic Recreation	3
ZOOL	205	Human Biology	3
ZOOL	260	Elementary Human Anatomy	3
		Total Hours	21

Advisors for Therapeutic Recreation

A-E	Keith Barney	273 M
F-J	Mark Widmer, Ph.D.	273 J
K-O	Ramon Zabriskie, Ph.D.	273 N
P-T	Neil Lundberg	273 E
U-Z	Howard Gray, Ph.D.	273 L

Psychology and Gerontology Minors

The Psychology Minor adds significantly to a student's employability. Students wishing to strengthen their education should investigate the Psychology minor. Additionally, the interdisciplinary Gerontology Minor improves a student's employablity within intergenerational work settings. Gerontology offers a $400 internship stipend to qualifying students. Other minors such as Music, Family Science, Art, Social Work, Business, etc. are also useful.