Recreation Therapy and Applied Gerontology, Bachelor’s/Master’s Combined Program

The Recreation Therapy bachelor’s/Applied Gerontology master’s degree program is designed to provide qualified students the means to complete the requirements for both degrees in a period of five years. The key feature of the program is that a student can count up to 12 hours of graduate-level courses to satisfy requirements for the B.A. in Recreation Therapy and toward the M.S. in Applied Gerontology.

A. Students in the B.A. program in Recreation Therapy who have:

Students may request permission from both the Recreation Therapy Program Coordinator and the Gerontology (Graduate) Coordinator to apply up to 12 hours of graduate-level credit earned during their senior year towards their future master’s work in Gerontology. This request must also be approved by the Director of the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences. Permission to apply to the bachelor’s/master’s degree program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School. Admission to the Graduate School is contingent upon meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entering the graduate program.

B. Students must submit the standard application for admission to the Graduate School by the posted deadline for the semester in which the student intends to enroll. This includes:

C. Students must submit to the Gerontology (Graduate) Coordinator a Graduate Degree Plan during the first semester of their senior year, signed by the prospective student, the Director of the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, and the graduate coordinator. This Graduate Degree Plan for the master’s degree must clearly indicate:

D. Upon the Gerontology (Graduate) Coordinator’s review of the submitted materials, a letter of acceptance (or denial) to the master’s program will be sent to the student. Acceptance will be provisional and contingent on meeting specified degree requirements, including completion of the bachelor’s degree.

E. A student who is ineligible to participate or continue in, or withdraws from, the bachelor’s/master’s program cannot double count any courses for both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. For more details, see the Gerontology (Graduate) Coordinator.