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Bachelor of Science in Recreation Therapy

Program Description

Recreation therapy is a four-year program. In the first two years of the program, students complete prerequisites and introductory recreation therapy courses.

During the sophomore year, students apply for admittance into the two-year “professional sequence” of the program. Admission is competitive. In this portion of the program, you complete upper-level recreation therapy classes and gain professional clinical experience through fieldwork and internship. Fieldwork and Internship experiences are available all over the country.  

You can earn a bachelor’s degree in recreation therapy with The University of Toledo entirely online, starting your freshman year. Or if you’ve already begun course work for a bachelor’s degree or have an associate’s degree in a related field, you also may be able to complete your degree in our recreation therapy program.

To discuss these options, contact program director Dr. Holly Eichner

Dean's Office
Room HH 3302
Toledo, OH 43606
CHHSdean@utoledo.edu
Undergraduate Admission
enroll@utoledo.edu
419.530.8888 (call)
419.329.4567 (text)
2801 W. Bancroft Street
Toledo, OH 43606
Graduate Admission
graduateonlineapplication@utoledo.edu
419.530.GRAD (4723), Option 1
Stranahan Hall, Room 1048
2801 W. Bancroft, MS 933
Toledo, OH 43606
Last Updated: 6/30/25