Program Overview

The master of science in recreational therapy (MSRT) focuses on advanced-practice issues and competencies to enhance the recreational therapist's skills to meet increasingly complex consumers in a variety of settings. There are two degree options:

• A combined degree program, where you earn a bachelor's and master's degree in recreational therapy - 120 undergraduate credits, 24 graduate credits.
• A one-year master's degree for those who have a bachelor's degree and are a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS), 33 credits.

Why Study Recreational Therapy at Grand Valley?

• The program is the only recreational therapy master's program in Michigan and the first advanced-practice program in the U.S. within a college of health professions.
  
• GVSU's recreational therapy program is designed to meet the increasingly complex needs for more research and evidence-based practice to support the work of clinicians and advance recognition of the field.
• The nationally recognized curriculum offers diverse opportunities for employment after graduation.
• Located in the state-of-the-art Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall with a one-of-a-kind recreational therapy classroom/lab space including adventure therapy course and adaptive sports court(s), in close proximity to five hospitals, and many research, clinical, and treatment facilities.
• Graduates enter a satisfying helping profession that assists people with disabilities to be more independent and achieve a higher quality of life, changing lives through transformative and innovative application of recreation and leisure.