This one-year (three semester) Therapeutic Recreation program prepares students with specialized training to work within recreation, health, education and/or social service delivery systems serving individuals a variety of abilities. Graduates will acquire the skills to complete standardized client assessments, develop and evaluate group and individualized programs and use a variety of facilitative techniques to assist individuals to participate in meaningful recreation activities that will enhance health, improve functional ability and increase quality of life. The program is built on the core belief of the inherent benefits of play, recreation and leisure to all people. Students will learn to adapt recreation activities so people with a variety of abilities can participate and to use recreation as a therapeutic tool to improve, maintain, and/or restore health and wellness.
Recognizing the increasing opportunities for private practice, a unique feature of the program is a course in Small Business Development to provide students with the skills in the areas of financial literacy, private practice documentation requirements, relevant business regulations, business planning, etc.
| Level | Postgraduate Certificate |
| Discipline | Arts and Humanities |
| Duration | 12 months |
| Intakes | Jan, Sep |
| Application Fees | CAD 100 |
| Tuition Fees | CAD 25425 |
| Campus | Kingston |
| Language proficiency (minimum) | |
| IELTS | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| TOEFL | 83 |
| PTE | 60 |
| Duolingo | 115 |
| Exam proficiency (minimum) | |
| SAT | Not Required / Waiver |
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| ACT | Not Required / Waiver |
| GRE | Not Required / Waiver |
| GMAT | Not Required / Waiver |
Minimum GPA - 50%
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