General College Years
 
During the first two years at the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill students will be advised through The General College. Students will be required to fulfill General College requirements and perspectives. For students interested in RECR, these first two years can be used to take general courses that will be useful in their professional preparation program. Students should work closely with their General College advisors, consult An Academic Self-Advising Manual, and follow the Undergraduate Record. During these two years, students are encouraged to take RECR10, Introduction to Leisure Services, which is a pre-requisite for the major and Stat 11 (or equivalent, i.e., Stat 23, Psyc 30, Econ 70, Busi 24, Soci 52) which satisfies the General College math requirement and is a pre-requisite for RECR 150, Evaluation of Recreation Services. Students are also encouraged to consider enrolling in RECR 70, Special Recreation Services, during their sophomore year. Students should take an introductory sociology and an introductory psychology class to meet the RECR Curriculum requirement.

  When fulfilling General College perspectives, students should keep in mind several recommendations for courses that are required or encouraged for RECR majors.

  Social Science Perspective: Sociology 10, 11,12 or 20 satisfies the RECR curriculum sociology requirement and can be used as a social science perspective.

  Natural Science Perspective with lab: Biology 11 and 11L are strongly recommended for students who have an interest in therapeutic recreation because these courses are pre-requisites for Biology 45 - Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology which will be required for professional certification.

Psych 10 satisfies the required introductory psychology course and satisfies the Natural Science perspective without lab requirement.

  Philosophical Perspective: A philosophical perspective course in ethics is strongly recommended.

  Western Historical/Non-Western/Comparative Perspective: Sociology 11 also satisfies the RECR requirement for a sociology course and can be used as a Non-Western History.

** Students should check the front pages of the semester class schedule and/or the printed lists in the General College office in Steele Building for additional courses that satisfy the General College perspectives.

  Students should also check with their General College advisor to be sure that a course is taken that fulfills the Cultural Diversity requirement. A wide variety of courses are offered and can be taken in any semester.

  Students are encouraged to select courses for their free electives and perspectives in General College based on their personal and professional interests particularly in areas such as business; city and regional planning; sociology; psychology; political science; physical education, exercise, and sport science; music; drama; art; speech; geography; health behavior and health education; special education; American history; and economics.

Students are encouraged to take RECR 10, Introduction to Leisure Services, during their sophomore year. This course is required for all RECR majors and minors, and majors must obtain a minimum of a C in the course. However, the course is not considered as one of the minimum eight courses (24 hours) required for the major.

  Note: Students interested in becoming a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) are encouraged to read the Candidate's Bulletin of Information published by NCTRC, read the N.C. State requirements for TRS, and to meet with Dr. Jan Hodges for guidance concerning requirements in related coursework.
 

The Arts and Sciences Years

Coursework for a Minor in RECR
RECR offers a minor with an emphasis in professional preparation. The minor is designed for students who are majoring in fields such as Social Work, Psychology, Physical Education, Art Education, as well as other human service fields in which coursework in recreation may be beneficial. The minor in recreation administration consists of five courses: three required courses and two electives.

 The three required courses for the minor are:

RECR 10 - Introduction to Leisure Services
RECR 70 - Special Recreation Services
RECR 120 - Program Planning for Recreation Services

  Two courses must come from the following electives:

RECR 40 - Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Issues
RECR 101 - Women, Work and Leisure
RECR 112 - Leisure in a Diverse Society
RECR 130 - Introduction to Group Dynamics & Community Leadership
RECR 140 - Recreation Spaces
RECR 150 - Evaluation of Recreation Services
RECR 175 - Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation

  Four courses in the curriculum cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the minor:

RECR 160 - Administration of Recreation Services
RECR 176 - Special Program Services in TR
RECR 180 - Supervised Field Training in Recreation
RECR 181 - Supervised Field Training in Recreation