MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Health Professions, Physical Education, Recreation & Leisure Studies 
Recreation Professions Therapeutic Recreation
TOTAL CREDITS NEEDED 128
I. General Education Req  58 II. Recreation Profession Req  61
A. Communications 9 A. Professional Core 43
Writing: ENGL-105 Fresh Comp. 3 PERL-123-Ldrshp. Tech. in RLS
Reading:ENGL-106 Intro to Lit. 3 PERL-124-Intro. to RTHLS
Speaking:SPCM-101 Fund Speech 3 PERL-225-Prog. Plan. in Rec. & Leisure 3
    PERL-228 Rec. & Hospitality for Spec. Pops. 3
B. Contemporary Issues 3 PERL 312-Budget & Finance, Rec. & Tourism 3
  3 PERL-322-Hist., Phil. of Leisure Play & Rec. 3
    PERL-334-Research Methods in Leis. Svcs. 4
C. Fine and Performing Arts 3 PERL-350-Desgn, Maint., Utiliz, Rec & Tourism 3
  3 PERL-430-Mgmt. of Rec and Leisure Services 4
    PERL-437- Senior Seminar 2
D. Foreign Language 6 PERL-489-Internship 12
  3    
  3 B. Therapeutic Recreation 18
       
E. Humanities 6 PERL-271-Clinical Experience in TR 3
World Lit/Gen Hum 3   1
Phil/Religion:  3   1
      1
F. Mathematics 5/6 PERL-370-Intro. to Therapeutic Rec. 3
Math:. 3 PERL-372-Recreation and Rehab. Svcs. 3
Comp. Sci: DEPT. RECOM - CMPT 109 2/3 PERL-377-Programming and Superv. in TR 3
    HLTH-105-Medical Terminology 3
G. Natural/Physical Science 6 HLTH-220-Mental Health 3
Lab Sci: BIOL-240 Mam. Anat. & Phys. 3    
Non-Lab Sci: 3    
    III. Free Electives  9
H. Physical Education 1    
PEGN: 1 BIOL-241 Mam. Anat. & Phys. II 3
      3
I. Social Science 12   3
Amer/Eur. Hist: 3    
Non-West Cult. Persp. : 3 Note: All students must complete the following requirements in either section 1 or section 111 of this program.  
Survey: PSYC- 101 Gen. Psyc.  3    
Topic:  3 Multi-cultural Awareness Requirement Completed  
       
J. Electives 6    
  3 Six SH of Psychology Completed  
  3 Students are responsible for completing the program requirements that existed when they were accepted at MSU.