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Apr 11, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Recreational Therapy Major, BS
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The Recreational Therapy major prepares students to work in a range of healthcare and community-based settings such as mental and behavioral health, rehabilitation centers, drug and alcohol treatment facilities, long-term care facilities, parks and recreation, schools, and the camp environment. The experienced faculty will prepare students with specialized knowledge and skills to design, implement, and evaluate programs and services for individuals with disabilities. The program requires several out-of-class commitments, including overnight and weekend day commitments, and students should be prepared to complete background checks, drug screens, and other organizational requirements. Additionally, this program requires three field experiences that must be taken in sequence. The first two are part-time practicum experiences and the program concludes with a semester-long internship experience. Graduates fulfill the eligibility requirements for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification examination.
Major Requirements and Rules
Advising Transition
Academic advising for freshmen, sophomores, and transfer students in the Therapeutic Recreation major occurs in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS) Office of Advising and Student Services (BEC 332). If you have not been advised by anyone in CEHHS Advising before, please visit their website for more information about scheduling an appointment with their office. The KRSS Advising Staff is not able to review a student’s academic history if they are not currently a Therapeutic Recreation major.
A student will transition from CEHHS Advising to KRSS Department Advising after he/she completes the following:
- Maintains a minimum UT GPA of 2.5 after a minimum of 30 hours of coursework
- Completion of RSM 201 with a grade of C or better
- Completion of ENGL 101 * and ENGL 102 *, and one Quantitative Reasoning course
At the end of each semester, staff of the CEHHS Office of Advising and Student Services will compile a list of students ready to change to departmental advising. Students will be emailed an advising transition letter with the name and contact information of their new department advisor. Students will then be responsible for scheduling a meeting with their new advisor to complete this transition. Scheduling with KRSS Advisors should be done via email by contacting your new advisor directly.
Minimum Grades and Required GPA for Continuation in the Major
Any Recreation and Sport Management course taken must be passed with a minimum grade of C. A 2.5 GPA is required to register for RSM 294N *, RSM 394N *, and RSM 494N and to graduate.
College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Honors Program
Sport Management majors have the opportunity to participate in the college’s honors program. For eligibility and requirements, see College of Education, Health and Human Sciences Honors Program .
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uTrack Requirements
Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students. Term 4
- 5 Professional Support Course Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 4 Unrestricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
- 4 Restricted Elective 3 Credit Hours
Term 6
- 5 Professional Support Course Electives 6 Credit Hours
- Expanded Perspectives or 2 Vol Core Elective 3 Credit Hours
Term 7
- Psychology Elective (300-400 level course) 3 Credit Hours
- 4 Restricted Elective (300-400 level course) 3 Credit Hours
- 4 Restricted Elective (300-400 level course) 3 Credit Hours
Footnotes
- Students taking BCMB 230 at UTK must take a chemistry sequence.
- Select courses from the Volunteer Core * list.
- Requires advancement into the recreation and sport management major.
- Select any course not already required for the major. May choose from RSM 320 , RSM 326 , RSM 405 , RSM 424 , RSM 426 , PLSC 411 , PLSC 412 , PLSC 413 . RSM 405 requires advancement into the recreational therapy major. RSM 320 and RSM 405 should not be taken in the same semester. At least one restrictive elective must have the RSM prefix.
- Courses must be in addition to those specified for the major and must be selected from 300- or 400-level courses in the following disciplines: counseling, human development, and family science; psychology; sociology; recreation and sport management; special education; or kinesiology; and educational interpreting and audiology and speech pathology, or KNS 290 ; PHYS 221 *, PHYS 222 *; SOCI 120 *; ANTH 110 * or ANTH 130 *; STAT 201 *; PUBH 315 , PUBH 350 , or PUBH 401 ; BIOL 101 *, BIOL 102 *, BIOL 150 *, BIOL 160 *, or BIOL 159 *; CHEM 102 * and CHEM 103 *, CHEM 112 * and CHEM 113 *, CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 *, or CHEM 132 * and CHEM 133 *; NUTR 100 *; PUBH 201 *; PLSC 411 , PLSC 412 , PLSC 413 . All Statistics, Biology, and Chemistry course credits cannot be applied to both a Volunteer Core* and professional support elective requirement.
- Must meet guidelines for national NCTRC certification.
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