Certificate - Therapeutic Recreation
- 1 year
- Duration
- 29,333 CAD
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kingston / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
Students in this program receive specialized training that will allow them to work in the recreation, health, education, and/or social service delivery networks with people of varying abilities. In order to help people improve their health, functional ability, and quality of life through meaningful recreation activities, graduates will learn to conduct standardized client assessments, design and evaluate group and individualized programs, and employ a wide range of facilitative techniques.
The foundation of the program is the idea that everyone can profit from more time spent in play, recreation, and leisure. Students will gain an understanding of the therapeutic potential of recreation in promoting, maintaining, and restoring health and wellness, as well as the skills necessary to adapt recreational activities for individuals with a wide range of abilities.
To accommodate students who may already be working in the industry but wish to further their education, our program combines traditional in-person lectures with select online courses.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Therapeutic Recreation and Selected Populations 1
- Therapeutic Recreation Foundations
- Therapeutic Recreation Process
- Inclusive & Adapted Recreation
- Leadership in Therapeutic Recreation
- Anatomy and Physiology in Theraputic Recreation
Semester 2
- Assessment and Documentation in Therapeutic Recreation
- Leisure Education
- Therapeutic Recreation and Selected Populations 2
- Issues and Trends in Therapeutic Recreation
- Research and Evaluation in Therapeutic Recreation
- Facilitation Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation
- Therapeutic Recreation Small Business Development
Semester 3
- Therapeutic Recreation Internship
Price
- Tuition 26,955 CAD
- Program Fees 0.00 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 2,378 CAD
Total fee for all education 29,333 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Applicants must have a minimum of a two-year post-secondary diploma or degree, with a specialty in health, education, or community and social services.
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 83
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 220
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 62 with no individual score below 60, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 180
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 115
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 60
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
