BS in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership:
Therapeutic Recreation Emphasis
(61 hours*)

General Information

1. Students are advised to take Stat 121 to fulfill their Languages of Learning general education requirement.
2. First aid and CPR certification must be obtained before completing the RMYL 496R internship experience.
3. Most agencies now require therapeutic recreation specialists to be certified through the National Council on Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC). Students should consult the NCTRC candidate information at www.NCTRC.org to ensure eligibility to sit for the certification exam. To practice in the state of Utah, the law also requires a licensure exam.
4. Students will be required to complete two extensive advising sessions as they declare their major and as they begin their therapeutic recreation core courses.

Program Requirements    |    View MAP

1. Complete the following foundation requirements:
   I SYS 100 : Computer Spreadsheet Skills. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   I SYS 100 : Computer Spreadsheet Skills. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1; Winter Blk 1; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic computer skills, focusing on spreadsheet and database programs. No technical background necessary.
   
   
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   I SYS 101 : Computer Presentation Skills. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   I SYS 101 : Computer Presentation Skills. (.5:0:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall Blk 1, Blk 2; Winter Blk 1, Blk 2; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic computer skills focusing on developing presentations. No technical background necessary.
   
   
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   M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	Honors also.
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	GE First-Year Writing requirement. To be taken before senior year. Not for freshmen.
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing written and oral communications for professional organizations, including composing and designing employment communications. Incorporates oral presentations.
   NOTE:	Fulfills GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement.
   
              : Honors Communication in Organizational Settings.
   
   
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   RMYL 189 : Careers in Recreation. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 189 : Careers in Recreation. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Field trips to exemplary leisure service and therapeutic recreation agencies. Facility operations, design, management techniques and philosophy, marketing, and accessibility.
   NOTE:	Fee. Renamed RecM 489 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 304 : Leisure in Contemporary Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 304 : Leisure in Contemporary Society. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
   DESCRIPTION:	Problems and opportunities resulting from the leisure era.
   
   
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   RMYL 307 : Accessible Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 307 : Accessible Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand
   DESCRIPTION:	Making the recreation/leisure experience accessible to all people. Applications and implications of ADA in recreation/leisure settings.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 460 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 320 : Program Management. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 320 : Program Management. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 189 & RMYL 304
   DESCRIPTION:	Designing, implementing, and promoting leisure service programs and events.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 420 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 486 : Legal Liability and Risk Management in Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 486 : Legal Liability and Risk Management in Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 307 & RMYL 320
   DESCRIPTION:	Understanding liability issues; developing risk management plans in recreational settings.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 486 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   STDEV 317R : Career Strategies. (.5-2:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STDEV 317R : Career Strategies. (.5-2:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Preparing for career or graduate school/employment opportunities. Practical strategies to facilitate internship, job, or graduate school preparation: resumes, letters, interviewing, and Internet research.
   
   
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2. Complete one course from the following:
   P MGT 321 : Financial Issues in Public and Not-for-Profit Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   P MGT 321 : Financial Issues in Public and Not-for-Profit Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to fund accounting, budgeting processes, and sources of revenue such as taxes, municipal bonds, user fees, donations, grants, dues, and ticket sales.
   
   
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   RMYL 480 : Recreation Management Finance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 480 : Recreation Management Finance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 320
   DESCRIPTION:	Understanding financial management principles and techniques; applying effective fiscal strategies to a recreational agency and business.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 480 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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3. Complete nine credit hours from the following:
   RMYL 496R : Academic Internship: Senior Project. (.5-12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 496R : Academic Internship: Senior Project. (.5-12:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 481; Instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Full-time professional internship.
   NOTE:	Renambed RecM 496R beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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4. Complete the following:
   PDBIO 205 : Human Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 205 : Human Biology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   DESCRIPTION:	Body systems and influence of heredity.
   NOTE:	For nonbiology majors.
   
   
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   PDBIO 220 : Human Anatomy (with lab). (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 220 : Human Anatomy (with lab). (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Structure and function of the human body. Lab included.
   
   
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   PSYCH 220 : Human Development: Life Span. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 220 : Human Development: Life Span. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Interaction of psychological, biological, and social influences on behavior and psychological development through the life span.
   
   
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   PSYCH 342 : Abnormal Psychology. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 342 : Abnormal Psychology. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   DESCRIPTION:	Dynamics of maladjustment; major psychological disorders and therapeutic procedures. Fieldwork required.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   
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   RMYL 370 : Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 370 : Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 304 & RMYL 307 & PDBIO 205; or RMYL 304 & RMYL 307 & PDBIO 220
   DESCRIPTION:	Philosophy, agencies, professional organizations, services, programs, practices, and disability groups related to therapeutic recreation.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 470 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 471 : Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 471 : Assessment in Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 189 & RMYL 370 & PDBIO 205; or RMYL 189 & RMYL 370 & PDBIO 220
   DESCRIPTION:	Patient assessment techniques and program plan development.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 471 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 472 : Program Dynamics in Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 472 : Program Dynamics in Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 471
   DESCRIPTION:	Comprehensive, specific, and individual program design; assessment interviewing; documentation of patient progress and facilitation techniques; intervention strategies.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 472 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 473 : Issues in Administration of Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 473 : Issues in Administration of Therapeutic Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 471
   DESCRIPTION:	Issues related to personnel/clinical supervision, standards of practice, ethical behavior, program evaluation, quality management, financing, organization, administration, leisure education, and credentialing in therapeutic recreation.
   NOTE:	Renambed RecM 473 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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5. Complete a minimum of six hours (three hours must be from 300- or 400-level) from the following:
   PETE 461 : Adapted and Multicultural Physical Education for Teaching Majors. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PETE 461 : Adapted and Multicultural Physical Education for Teaching Majors. (3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	FBI fingerprint and background clearance.
   DESCRIPTION:	Legal mandates, assessing and identifying special needs students, multicultural issues, and management and instructional techniques.
   
   
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   RMYL 215 : Social Recreation Leadership. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 215 : Social Recreation Leadership. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	Leadership skills for directing large social groups.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 215 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 223R : Outdoor Skills Leadership. (2:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 223R : Outdoor Skills Leadership. (2:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth approach to leadership skills in selected outdoor specialty areas, including camping, hiking and survival, basic backpacking, winter camping, mountain biking, fly-fishing, sailing, river recreation, rock climbing, family outdoor recreation, and outdoor therapeutic recreation skills.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 223 beginning Fall 2012.
   
              : Camping Skills.
              : Basic Backpacking.
              : Fly Fishing.
              : Wilderness Trek.
              : Winter Camping.
              : Hiking and Survival.
              : Mountain Biking.
              : Family Outdoor Recreation.
              : Sailing.
              : River Recreation.
              : Outdoor Therapeutic Recreation Skills.
              : Rock Climbing.
              : Ski Instructor.
   
   
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   RMYL 301 : Family Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 301 : Family Recreation. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   DESCRIPTION:	Exploring the role of family recreation in building successful families.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 301 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   RMYL 421 : Experiential and Outdoor Education. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RMYL 421 : Experiential and Outdoor Education. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Winter
   PREREQUISITE:	RMYL 320 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Utilizing experiential and outdoor education practices to facilitate outcome-based programs for diverse populations.
   NOTE:	Renamed RecM 421 beginning Fall 2012.
   
   
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   Other courses as approved by advisor.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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