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| x remove Combined Degree: Recreational Therapy B.S. and M.S. | x remove Student-Initiated Combined Degree | x remove Database Management Graduate Badge | |
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| Credits Required |
144
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Credits vary by program.
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9
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Face To Face
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| Location |
Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile. 
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Classes for the program are on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.
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| Coursework |
Students will earn a maximum of nine graduate credits during their undergraduate program from the courses listed below. Students are encouraged to work with faculty advisors to ensure all requirements are met. Students may dual-count nine credits from the following courses toward their degrees:
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Each program includes a unique curriculum that allows a student to count up to 12 graduate credit hours toward both their undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The undergraduate and graduate degree programs a student selects will determine the actual curriculum. A plan of study is developed by the student, faculty advisors, and graduate program directors that satisfies all degree requirements. This plan will designate courses to be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs. General program requirements follow the Bachelor/Graduate Combined Degree Policy and include at a minimum:
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The database management badge is comprised of three courses (nine credits). Classes are offered on Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids. Required course:
and two of:
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| Career Options |
Recreational therapy specialists work in hospitals, acute and subacute care settings, nursing homes, older adult programs, rehabilitation and substance abuse centers, correctional facilities, juvenile services, parks and recreation departments, volunteer agencies, and after-care centers.
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| Skills Employers Want |
The M.S. in Recreational Therapy degree at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings in recreational therapy.
Source: EMSI, 2021
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