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Recreational Therapy, BS

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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS
College/School: Watts College of Public Service & Community Solut
Plan Code: PPRECTBS
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120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Recreational Therapy Core
PRM 120 Leisure and the Quality of Life (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PRM 203 Designing Experiences: Events and Programs
OR PRM 306 Leading Experiences
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PRM 304 Recreation and Sport Planning and Facilities
OR CRD 401 Managing Tourism and Leisure Enterprises

PRM 304 is offered in fall terms only. CRD 401 is offered in spring terms only.

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 284 Recreational Therapy Lab

Students take one credit of RTH 284 with RTH 250 and one credit of RTH 284 with RTH 400.

2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 2
RTH 250 Therapeutic Recreation and Community Health (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 400 Intervention Techniques in Recreational Therapy
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 364 Foundations in Recreational Therapy (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 406 Program Design and Administration in Recreational Therapy
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 460 Assessment and Documentation in Recreational Therapy
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Unit Core
CRD 202 Inclusive Community Development (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
CRD 210 Community Services and Professions
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
CRD 301 Sustainable Communities (SUST)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
CRD 402 Assessment and Evaluation of Community Services (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Career Readiness
CRD 435 Service Learning for Community Development
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 1
RTH 384 Recreational Therapy Practicum

Please review enrollment procedures for this course.

3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 413 Leadership and Professional Development in Recreational Therapy
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
RTH 463 Recreational Therapy Senior Internship
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 12
Solution-Based Learning

Successful completion of the college's Solution-Based Learning (SBL) requirement is expected of each student by degree completion. Successful completion of PRM 203, CRD 301, CRD 402, CRD 435, or RTH 463 will satisfy the SBL requirement.
Interdisciplinary Requirement
Area 1: Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRJ Elective
Area 2: Public Affairs
PAF Elective
Area 3: Public Service and Community Solutions
CPP Elective
Students are required to complete coursework from Watts interdisciplinary areas. SWU 183 satisfies part of the college's interdisciplinary requirement. Students must choose one additional course from the interdisciplinary areas to complete the requirement.
3 Credit Hours
3
Math Proficiency
Mathematics (MATH)
Recommended: MAT 114
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Recreational Therapy Electives
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Related Area
BIO 160 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (SCIT)
OR BIO 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
4
CDE 232 Human Development (SOBE)
OR PSY 341 Developmental Psychology (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
EXW 215 Resistance Training and Recovery Techniques
OR EXW 217 Cardiorespiratory and Flexibility Training
3 Credit Hours
3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
PSY 366 Psychological Disorders (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
SWU 183 Introductory Ethics: A Social Issues Perspectives (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CPP The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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