Minors - Rehabilitative Services
Hours: 15 credits, all completed with grades of C or higher
The rehabilitative services minor is designed to provide students with an introduction to rehabilitation, potential barriers to adjustment and services available to individuals with rehabilitation or other human service needs.
Prerequisites for the minor include a 2.75 overall GPA and a 2.75 prerequisite GPA based on general college biology, general psychology, abnormal or developmental psychology, and statistics (STA 2023). The minor is open to all students who meet the prerequisite requirements.
The 15 required credit hours include nine credits of specific core rehabilitative services courses and six credits of elective coursework. Students must complete the required fall core courses before taking spring semester electives unless permission is granted to enroll in a specific elective without first completing the core.
Interested students should obtain an application and a list of current coursework.
Required Courses
| RCS 3030 Introduction to Rehabilitation and Human Services | 3 |
| RCS 4061 Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation | 3 |
| RCS 4240 Vocational Services in Health, Rehabilitation and Human Services | 3 |
Elective coursework should be selected from the list below based on the student's career interests and goals. Students need approval of the program director to apply a maximum of three hours of transfer coursework from outside the rehabilitative services curriculum toward the six elective credit hours. Choice of electives depends on the prerequisites completed, the student's academic interests and career goals and available space.
Electives: 6 hours
| CLP 4134 Introduction to Child Clinical and Pediatric Psychology | 3 |
| CLP 4302 Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| CLP 4314 Introduction to Health Psychology | 3 |
| CLP 4420 Introduction to Neuropsychology | 3 |
| HSA 3111 U.S. Health Care System * | 3 |
| HSC 3502 Survey of Diseases and Disability * | 3 |
| HSC 4600 Psychiatric Disorders | 3 |
| OTH 3200 Applied Human Development 1 | 3 |
| OTH 3201 Applied Human Development 2 ** | 2 |
| RCS 4451 Rehabilitative Aspects of Substance Abuse | 3 |
| RCS 4930 Case Management | 3 |
* HSC 3502 Survey of Diseases and Disability and HSA 3111 US Health Care System may count toward the minor but only for students with majors outside the college. These courses may be taken concurrently with fall core courses.
** Students selecting OTH 3201 Applied Human Development 2 can complete the remaining credit via an independent study or a clinical observation course in the PHHP college. Please discuss with a faculty adviser.