BA/BS in Therapeutic Recreation is a bachelor's degree in Rehabilitation Sciences programme taught at University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,662 per year (CAD 6,822 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Rehabilitation Sciences
Local tuition: CAD 6,822 / year
International tuition: CAD 24,662 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Therapeutic Recreation program leads to a Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation and prepares students to become Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. It covers the use of leisure, recreation and play as a therapeutic tool to support patient outcomes, with coursework in therapeutic recreation processes and techniques, current issues and trends, and program administration, plus a practicum component that gives students supervised placement experience. Delivery combines on-campus study at the Lethbridge campus with fully online course options; among the in-person offerings, some courses run online in synchronous or asynchronous formats. Intake is in Fall only. Admission is open to applicants with a diploma in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation Therapy, or an approved undergraduate degree. It suits students aiming to work directly with clients in health and community settings, and can lead to roles such as certified therapeutic recreation specialist, recreation manager, or wellness coordinator in a range of health care settings.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission to Therapeutic Recreation requires either a diploma in Therapeutic Recreation or Recreation Therapy from the university's approved diploma list, or an approved undergraduate degree of at least 90.0 credit hours from a recognized degree-granting institution. As a Faculty of Health Sciences program it also carries the university's Spoken English Language Proficiency (SELP) requirement on top of its general English Language Proficiency requirement; neither page publishes score thresholds. The page describes admission as competitive but states no minimum GPA or percentage figure for this program. The program admits in Fall only, with a March 15 application deadline.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants to the University of Lethbridge for Fall 2027 entry apply by 30 June 2027 (post-secondary applicants) or 15 December 2026 (direct-entry high-school applicants), with admission-decision documents due by 30 June or 15 July 2027 and final documents by 1-15 August 2027; for Winter 2028 entry the domestic deadline is 1 November 2027. International applicants for Fall 2027 apply by 15 June 2027, with decision documents due 30 June 2027 and final documents by 15 July 2027; for Winter 2028 the international deadline is 15 September 2027. Applications for Fall 2027 opened 14 September 2026. Deadlines vary by program and campus and are not rolling in the open-ended sense, though the university notes some programmes may close early once capacity is reached. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
