Overview

Our students at The University of Toledo are highly engaged in the classroom and on campus. They graduate job-ready, with more than 800 hours of real-world experience. Our job placement rate is well above 90%. Our passage rate on the national certification exam exceeds the national average.

Recreation therapists design and implement treatment programs and recreation services to help people with illnesses or disabling conditions live healthier, more satisfying and independent lives. They assess and work with people who have mental, physical and emotional disabilities.

Recreation Therapy majors in our bachelor’s degree program:

Explore the therapeutic value of recreation and leisure activities to assist individuals with disabilities and enhance the quality of their lives.
Learn a variety of techniques (such as adapting sports equipment or activities) and modalities (such as therapeutic arts) to help patients lead active lives.
Assist individuals through remediation and rehabilitation to improve functional abilities.
Have opportunities to work with patients who have a wide variety of disabilities. They complete patient assessments, plan and implement programs, and evaluate patient progress and program effectiveness.

Recreation Therapy at the University of Toledo is a four-year program. In your first two years, you complete prerequisites and introductory recreation therapy courses.

In your sophomore year, you 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 internships.

All recreation therapy courses are online, everything from your introductory courses to your upper-level classes. This means that your final two years of course work will be entirely online. Clinical experiences are available all over the country for students who live outside of Toledo and choose to live at home their last two years.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Programming in Recreation Therapy
Intervention: Animal Assisted Therapy
Intervention: Relaxation and Stress Management
Intervention: Aquatic Therapy
Clinical: Intellectual Deficit/Development Disability
Medical and Clinical Aspects of RT

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Toledo, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

4 years/units of English
4 years/units of math (including algebra I and II and geometry or equivalent)
3 years/units of natural science
3 years/units of social science
2.7 GPA or 21 ACT/1060 SAT

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

21519 USD / year

≈ 21519 USD / year
Out-of-State

19953 USD / year

≈ 19953 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10593 USD / year

≈ 10593 USD / year

Living costs

Toledo

United States

893 - 1473 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Recreation Therapy majors in our bachelor’s degree program:

Programme Structure

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