REC 450Internship for Therapeutic Recreation

Units: 1.00
Faculty: Health
Subject: Recreation and Leisure Studies

When it runs

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This internship course provides an opportunity for students to use the therapeutic recreation process and demonstrate core competencies of professional and ethical conduct in an approved therapeutic recreation setting. The student must engage in minimum 560-hour (typically completed over a minimum of 14 consecutive weeks) internship at or with an approved organization under the shared supervision of a qualified Therapeutic Recreation professional and an academic supervisor. The student has one opportunity to attempt the internship and must achieve a minimum grade of 70% to obtain the course credit.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
  - REC253 - Practicum in Therapeutic Recreation (0.50)
  - REC351 - Therapeutic Recreation Facilitation Techniques (0.50)
  - REC357 - Theories and Evidence for Therapeutic Recreation Practice (0.50)
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Enrolled in H-Therapeutic Recreation, or JH-Therapeutic Recreation

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
PRA 001	2825	17 / 25	Online or by arrangement

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
PRA 001	2821	0 / 15	Online or by arrangement
PRA 701	1007	0 / 9999	Online or by arrangement

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention REC 450, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2023

Jul 12, 2023 Forgot to pay tuition for this semester while doing my internship. Am I fucked? 1 point, 1 comment

u/whatsupitselonmusk: “Finishing up my 14 week internship and it is a course (REC 450). I haven’t been on Learn because it is the only course I am taking this semester and completely forgot to pay tuition for Spring 2023. …”

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Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “… 252 REC 253 REC 270 REC 306 REC 312 REC 313 REC 356 REC 357 REC 371 REC 375 REC 380 REC 405 REC 450 REC 471A REC 471B REC 475 REC 600 REC 609 REC 662 REC 663 REC 695 REC 700 REC 730 REC 750 REC 798 REES 180 REES 220 REES 261 REES 271 REES 273 REES 495 RELC 103W RELC 220W RELC …”