College/ University TR Con't Education

TR Programs/Courses available in Canada

Education InstitutionType of Program
Web Link
Degree/Diploma/CertificateAdmission Requirements
Ontario

Canadore College

North Bay, ON

Courses available:
O.S.S.G.
-Full-time or equivalency
-part-time
-on-line
Canadore College website-Recreation Therapy
-Recreation Therapist
-Assistant Certificate
Georgian College
Orillia, ON
 Part-time in Toronto in partnership with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Fall 2008 (format has been offered successfully in Toronto, London, and Ottawa in the past)    

Certificate or diploma

1 year -Ontario College Graduate Certificate

 

Prior Learning Assessment

Applicants must have a College Diploma or University Degree or equivalent with a specialty in health or human services.

Mohawk College

Hamilton, ON

Part-timeMohawk College websitePost-diploma Certificate in Therapeutic Recreation Human Services Diploma or related degree

Niagara College

Welland, ON

Some online courses (starting fall 2008) Niagara College websiteTherapeutic Recreation I, Recreation Inclusion  
Out of Province

Acadia University

Wolfville, NS

Individual CoursesAcadia University websiteLeadership 

Douglas College

Coquitlam, BC

Some courses Distance Education Douglas College websiteDiploma in Therapeutic Recreation and Bachelor in Therapeutic Recreation Various criteria –offer points for volunteer work experience, 1st Aid CPR etc.

Lethbridge College

Lethbridge, AB

Many courses available through Distributed LearningLethbridge College websiteDiploma in Therapeutic Recreation (Gerontology)

Prior Learning Assessment

Alternate Admission

Applicants are required to have: a minimum 60th percentile in Reading and 50th percentile on Sentence Skills sections of the Computerized Skills sections of the Computerized Placement Tests. Students that lack Biology 30 entrance requirement are required to complete BIO 149 Introduction to Physiology in their first term.

Memorial University

NL

Online courses Memorial University websiteFoundations of Therapeutic Recreation  

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

Saskatoon, SK

Distance Education Full Time in TR program or Part Time unclassified student SIAST websiteDiploma in Therapeutic Recreation Admission Requirements: Grade 12, English Language Requirement


TR Programs/Courses available in the US