A program that prepares individuals to plan, organize, and direct recreational activities designed to promote health and well-being for patients who are physically, mentally, or emotionally disabled. Includes instruction in the foundations of therapeutic recreation, leisure education and counseling, program planning, therapeutic recreational modalities, basic anatomy and physiology, psychology, medical terminology, human growth and development, patient observation and evaluation, special needs populations, and professional standards and ethics.
| School | State | Control | CCCU Member | ABHE Member | Total Bachelor's Degrees | Total Bachelor's Programs | Bachelor's Programs Partially Online | Bachelor's Programs Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple University | PA | Public | No | No | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern University and A & M College | LA | Public | No | No | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unity College | ME | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Michigan University | MI | Public | No | No | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana State University | IN | Public | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| University of Iowa | IA | Public | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | IN | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Valley State University | MI | Public | No | No | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Toledo | OH | Public | No | No | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| University of Southern Maine | ME | Public | No | No | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eastern Washington University | WA | Public | No | No | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Utah | UT | Public | No | No | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | NC | Public | No | No | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindenwood University | MO | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Longwood University | VA | Public | No | No | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | PA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kean University | NJ | Public | No | No | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CUNY Lehman College | NY | Public | No | No | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | WI | Public | No | No | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin University | MI | Private Non-Profit | Yes | No | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Carolina University | NC | Public | No | No | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Carolina University | NC | Public | No | No | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | Public | No | No | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Catawba College | NC | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Regis College | MA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aurora University | IL | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | NY | Public | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SUNY Cortland | NY | Public | No | No | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Utica University | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | PA | Public | No | No | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Michigan University | MI | Public | No | No | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benedict College | SC | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | ID | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Winston-Salem State University | NC | Public | No | No | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brigham Young University | UT | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ithaca College | NY | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Springfield College | MA | Private Non-Profit | No | No | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| School | State | Control | CCCU Member | ABHE Member | Total Bachelor's Degrees | Total Bachelor's Programs | Bachelor's Programs Partially Online | Bachelor's Programs Fully Online |