Rehabilitation Services

The Rehabilitation Services program is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge of the rehabilitation field at the baccalaureate level. The program of study prepares students for entry level positions in rehabilitation agencies, community rehabilitation programs, state and local government, insurance and risk management offices, independent living programs, education, other human services fields, and proprietary rehabilitation positions.

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation Services is awarded to students who have successfully completed the following requirements:

  • All University general education requirements.
  • All general education requirements on the current curriculum sheet including a statistics course to be selected from MATH-274, PSYC-274 or SOCL-350.
  • Forty-eight semester hours of core courses including Introduction to Rehabilitation REHB-220, Ethics and Case Management REHB-222, Physical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability I REHB-280, Physical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability II REHB-281, Principles of Counseling REHB-310, Independent Living REHB-330, Supported Employment REHB-332, Assistive Technology REHB-334, Occupational Information and Job Placement REHB-362, Vocational Evaluation REHB-364, Rehabilitation Research REHB-415, Special Problems and Best Practices in Rehabilitation REHB-420, Pre-Field Experience REHB-494, Field Experience REHB-495, Field Experience REHB-496 and Applied Behavior Analysis PSYC-485.
  • Students must pass the departmental comprehensive examination.
  • Students must earn a grade of “C” or better for courses to fulfill the major requirements

A minor in rehabilitation Services requires satisfactorily completing Introduction to Rehabilitation 220, Ethics and Case Management 222, Physical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability I REHB-280, Occupational Information 362, Principles of Counseling 310 and on REHB option to be chosen from REHB-330, 332, 334, or 364.

Students must consult with their advisor on the selection and sequencing of courses.

Freshman Year

First Semester

FRMN-110

1

ENGL-110

3

MATH-130

3

HIST-114

3

-

BIOL-104

3

-And

BIOL-106

1

-

-Health/PE

2

Total Credit Hours:16

MATH-130: Or Higher

BIOL-104/106: Or Higher

Health/PE: HLTH or 2 PHEDs

Second Semester

FRMN-111

1

ENGL-111

3

MATH-131

3

HIST-115

3

-

CMPS-105

3

-Or

CMPS-290

3

-

-Science Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:16

MATH-131: Or Higher

Sophomore Year

First Semester

REHB-220

3

REHB-280

3

-Science Elective

3

-Foreign Language 100

3

-Social Science Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

REHB-222

3

REHB-281

3

REHB-310

3

-Foreign Language 101

3

-Humanities Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Junior Year

First Semester

REHB-364

3

REHB-334

3

REHB-362

3

-Social Science Elective

3

-

ENGL-201

3

-Or

ENGL-202

3

-Or

ENGL-203

3

-Or

ENGL-204

3

Total Credit Hours:15

ENGL-201, ENGL-202, ENGL-203, and ENGL-204: Literature Elective

Second Semester

REHB-332

3

REHB-330

3

-Arts Elective

3

REHB-494

3

-Free Elective

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Senior Year

First Semester

REHB-495

3

REHB-415

3

-

PSYC-485

3

-Or

PSYC-482

3

-

-Free Electives

3

-African Amer Exp

3

-Dept Comp

Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

REHB-496

3

REHB-350

3

REHB-400

3

-Free Elective

4

Total Credit Hours:13