This major is designed to prepare students for professional leadership roles in a variety of public, commercial, clinical, community, and natural resource settings where recreational and/or therapeutic recreation services are offered. Within the major, students may select Track A, Recreation and Tourism (RT) and/or Track B, Therapeutic Recreation (TR). Students who graduate with the Therapeutic Recreation Track are qualified to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) examination.

Students who graduate with the Therapeutic Recreation Major are qualified to sit for the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) examination. Graduates in the therapeutic recreation major are qualified to obtain entry-level positions in the following settings:

• ?Special rehabilitation centers for persons with physical disabilities
• Community recreation programs
• Mental health facilities that treat a variety of psychological impairments
• Nursing homes and retirement centers
• Residential centers that care for persons with developmental disabilities
• Schools, half-way houses, or correctional institutions