Recreation Administration Major: Therapeutic Recreation Option
(Note: This option will be revised Fall 2005 per CAA approval on 8/26/04)
This Option Comprises:
or
(6 sem. hrs.)
4 Semester Hours of REC Electives Chosen From
1 Semester Hours of PED Activity Courses
3 Semester Hours of Electives
3 hrs. of electives from BUS, ECN, MGT, MAR approved by advisor and department chair.
6 Semester Hours of Electives
6 hrs. of electives approved by advisor and department chair.
General Education Requirements
General Education Requirements must include:
Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study
Suggested four-year plan of study for the BS in Recreation Administration with an option in Therapeutic Recreation follows.
For all General Education courses, see EIU courses of the General Education courses listed by Segment.
First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18
- General Education Humanities. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Scientific Awareness. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1) - Free Elective. Credits: 3
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
- General Education Mathematics. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Fine Arts. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - General Education Scientific Awareness. Credits: 3
(See footnote *)
Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
(See footnote *)
Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 17
- General Education Humanities. Credits: 3
(See footnote *) - PED Activity. Credits: 1
(See footnote 7)
(See footnote 5)
Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 18
- US Constitution. Credits: 3
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 3)
Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 18
- Business Elective. Credits: 3
- Certification Elective. Credits: 3
- Free Elective. Credits: 3
- REC Elective. Credits: 3
(See footnote 6)
Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 17
- Certification Elective. Credits: 3
- Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
(See footnote 4)
Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 6
(See footnote 2)
Footnotes
Major GPA based on all recreation courses taken at EIU.
(*) See EIU General Education Courses listed by segment.
1. Must take Biological Science 1001G specifically.
2. Internship in Recreation should be completed after REC 3550, REC 4274, and the majority of courses in recreation.
3. Fieldwork requires 15 hours per week of practical experience at a field based site along with a one hour weekly class session. Enrollment is capped, as sites in the immediate area are limited.
4. Must be taken outside major.
5. REC 3360 is only offered during Spring Semester of even-numbered years.
6. REC 4355 is only offered during Spring Semester of odd-numbered years.
7. REC 3111 is only offered during Spring Semester of even-numbered years.
Footnotes
* Internship (Recreation Administration 4275) must be served in a clinical, residential or community-based therapeutic program under the supervision of a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
** In order to seek certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC), the student must select courses from at least three of the following six areas: adaptive physical education, biological/physical sciences, human services, psychology, sociology, or special education.
(Major GPA based on all recreation courses taken at EIU.)
Information sourced from the 2004-2005 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.