Recreational Therapy, BS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| MATH 1513 | College Algebra (A) | 3 |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | 8 | |
| Introductory Biology (N) and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN) | ||
or BIOL 1114 | Introductory Biology (LN) | |
| Chemistry I (LN) | ||
or CHEM 1215 | Chemical Principles I (LN) | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Course designated (S) | 6 | |
| Recommended: | ||
| Introductory Psychology (S) | ||
| Additional General Education | ||
| Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 6 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 41 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
| EDHS 1112 | First Year Seminar | 2 |
| HDFS 2113 | Lifespan Human Development (S) | 3 |
| HHP 2654 | Applied Anatomy | 4 |
| RT 3110 | Workshop in Recreational Therapy (Psychomotor Development) | 2 |
| PSYC 3443 | Psychopathology (S) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Statistics (A) | ||
| Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (A) | ||
| Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) | ||
| BIOL 3204 | Physiology | 4 |
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Minimum GPA of 2.50 with a minimum grade of “C” or “P” in each course | ||
| RT 2433 | Introduction to Recreational Therapy | 3 |
| RT 2443 | Contemporary Issues in Diversity (DS) | 3 |
| RM 2463 | Recreation Management and Recreational Therapy Laboratory | 3 |
| RT 3413 | Recreational Therapy and Mental Illness/Intellectual Disabilities | 3 |
| RT 3423 | Recreational Therapy in Geriatric Practices | 3 |
| RT 3433 | Recreational Therapy and Physical Disabilities | 3 |
| RT 3441 | Warm Water Therapy Lab | 1 |
| RT 3443 | Assessment in Recreational Therapy | 3 |
| RT 3473 | Medical Terminology and Procedures for Recreational Therapy (Must be taken with RT 3480) | 3 |
| RT 3483 | Junior Internship in Recreation Therapy (Must be taken with RT 3473) | 3 |
| RT 3843 | Recreational Therapy Facilitation Techniques & Interventions | 3 |
| Nine hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Senior Internship in Recreational Therapy (Must be taken with RT 4483) | ||
OR | ||
RT 4480 | Senior Internship in Recreational Therapy | |
| RMRT 4843 | Recreational Therapy & Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| or RT 4843 | ||
| RT 4483 | Administrative Documentation in Internship for Recreational Therapy (Must be taken with RT 4489) | 3 |
| RT 4581 | Senior Seminar in Recreational Therapy | 1 |
| RT 4833 | Recreational Therapy and Pediatrics | 3 |
| RT 4933 | Advanced Methods In Recreational Therapy | 3 |
| Select 5 hours of electives from the following: | 5 | |
Upper-division RT course and/or: | ||
| Psychological Foundations of Childhood | ||
| Child and Adolescent Development | ||
| Exploration of the Creative Experience | ||
| Development of Creative Expression, Play and Motor Skills in Early Childhood | ||
| Children's Play: A World Perspective (I) | ||
| Infant and Child Development | ||
| Adolescent Development in Family Contexts (S) | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 58 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Additional Recreational Therapy Degree Requirements
- 40 hours of upper-division coursework.
- Required for graduation:
- 2.50 Overall GPA;
- 2.50 GPA in major for enrollment in RT 4480 Senior Internship in Recreational Therapy;
- and 2.50 GPA in College/Departmental Requirements.
- The student must earn minimum grades of "C" or "P" in the College/Departmental Requirements and Major Requirements.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2029.