Therapeutic Recreation
( A.S. Degree )

Curriculum Coordinator: Dr. Charles Alston

Therapeutic Recreation Specialists are employed in health and human services settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, adult day care facilities, youth agencies, drug treatment centers and homeless shelters. They work with people who have a variety of disabilities and health conditions to improve their leisure time skills and their quality of life..

The program in Therapeutic Recreation consists of four semesters of Liberal Arts education and courses directly related to recreation.

The Therapeutic Recreation Associate of Science, A.S. degree program is a joint degree program with Lehman College’s B.S. program in Recreation Education.

Upon completion of the curriculum at Bronx Community College students will automatically be accepted into Lehman College's Recreation Education Program. At Lehman students can continue in the specialization of Therapeutic Recreation or Administration. Upon graduation from Lehman College students in Therapeutic Recreation are eligible to take the National Certification Examination for Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) administered by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.

Students in the administration specialization are employed in public parks and recreation agencies, notfor- profit organizations such as P.A.L. and the YMCA, health and fitness centers, camps and sports associations. Upon graduation from Lehman College, students can sit for the national certifying examination for Certified Leisure Professional (CLP) administered by the National Recreation and Park Association.

Therapeutic Recreation Curriculum
60 Credits required for A.S. Degree

Core Requirements
Credits
g ENG 10 Fundamentals of Composition and Rhetoric I OR
  ENG 11   Composition and Rhetoric I
3
g CMS 11 Fund. of Interpersonal Communication
3
g MTH 23 Probability and Statistics
3
g HIS 10 or History of the Modern World or  
  HIS 11 Introduction to the Modern World
3
g BIO 23 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
4
g BIO 24 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
4
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Total
20
Required Areas of Study
Credits
g ENG 12 or Fundamentals of Written Composition II or
ENG 14 or Written Composition and Prose Fiction or
ENG 15 or Written Composition and Drama or
ENG 16 Written Composition and Poetry
3
g ART 11 or Introduction to Art or
MUS 11 Introduction to Music
3
g PSY 11 Introduction to Psychology
3
g HCM 11 The US Health Care Delivery System
3
g HLT 91 Critical Issues in Health
2
g HLT 99 Health of the Nation
2
g PEA Select any Course
1
g Restricted Elective*
3
g Modern Language**
0-8
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Total
20-28
Specialization Requirements
Credits
g REC 93 Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation
3
g REC 94 Recreation: Historical & Philosophical Perspective
3
g REC 95 Program Planning and Leadership in Recreation
3
g PEA 51 Stress Management
2
g CPR 10 or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation or
  WFA 10   Workplace First Aid Training
1
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Total
12
Free Electives
Credits
g To Complete the 60 credit Requirement
0-8
  _______
*
 Permission of Department of Health, Physical Education and Wellness.
**
 Students who have completed the Modern Language requirement may select courses from Liberal Arts and Science to complete the 60 credit requirement.
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