| 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
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.
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