The goal of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s Recreation Therapy degree program is to prepare competent entry-level recreation therapist in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
To accomplish this goal, the following objectives, which align with Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s Strategic Goals have been established.
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s recreation degree program will:
- Offer a high quality curriculum by maintaining accreditation of the recreation therapy curriculum (UNCW Strategic Goal 1: Powerful learning experience).
- Provide students with quality academic advising (UNCW Strategic Goal 1: Powerful learning experience).
- Provide RTH majors with the knowledge, skills, and resources to pass the national certification test at the same rate or higher than the national average. A passing score on the certification exam allows one to be nationally certified and licensed in NC (UNCW Strategic Goal 1: Powerful learning experience).
- Provide majors with structured opportunities to engage in service/applied learning that augments and reinforces classroom learning (UNCW Strategic Goal 1: Powerful learning experience & Goal 5: Regional engagement and outreach).
Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s recreation therapy graduates will demonstrate entry level competency in the following areas:
- Assessment
- Planning
- Program implementation
- Administration
- Evaluation
- Ethical behaviors
- Interpersonal and professional behaviors
- Oral communication
- Advancing the profession of RT
These learning outcomes align with UNCW Learning Goals: inquiry, information literacy, critical thinking, team work, and thoughtful expression, as well as with the NCTRC and CARTE knowledge and skills.
