Program Overview

Rehabilitation Studies and Services

Overview

Are you passionate about access and inclusion for everyone? Would you like to assist people with achieving their personal, social, career, and independent living goals? Are you interested in being a change agent to reduce marginalization and disconnection through removal of systemic and structural barriers in our communities? The vibrant profession of rehabilitation might be right for you. The Rehabilitation Studies & Services B.S.E. program, which requires 48 credit hours, prepares students with a comprehensive knowledge of the rehabilitation process and the service delivery skills needed to effectively assist individuals.

Program Details

Sample Courses

• SERP 483: Supervised Casework in Rehabilitation
• SERP 481: Interviewing and Case Management
• SERP 465: Introduction to Rehabilitation
• SERP 460: Advocacy for Social Justice in Human Services
• SERP 416: Disability Perspectives and Narratives

Career Fields

• Independent living
• Case management
• Occupational therapy
• Corrections
• Alcohol
• Drug Treatment

Level of Math

• General Knowledge

This strand involves the general understanding and appreciation of how mathematics is used to solve problems in everyday life. The G-strand does not prepare a student for any further work grounded in mathematics and assumes the student will not proceed beyond the basic Foundations level noted above. Thus only those students whose major requires the most general knowledge of mathematics should take this strand.

Level of Second Language

• 2nd Semester Proficiency

Second-semester skill level in a second language is required. Non-B.A. degree students may fulfill this requirement with one of the following options: 1. Scoring the equivalent of second-semester skill level on an entrance or placement examination administered by The University of Arizona. 2. Completion with a C or better of a second semester course at the post-secondary level. 3. An AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate) or CLEP (College Level Entrance Program) language score determined by the individual language department. 4. In the College of Engineering by a method determined within the College; however, all students in the college must also take a language placement examination on entrance to the University.

Pre-major Required?

• No

This Major's College

• College of Education

Degree

• Bachelor of Science in Education

Sample Plans

2025, Rehabilitation Studies and Services

• 4-Year Sample Plan
• Map Transfer Coursework
• Plan Ahead with a Transfer Pathway

First Year

1st Semester

• ENGL 101 Foundation Composition (3 credits)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
• GE General Math Strand (3 credits)
• Second Language (4 credits)
• Success Course: TLS 197 (recommended) (1 credit)
• Introduction to the General Education Experience (Entry Course) (1 credit)

2nd Semester

• ENGL 102 Foundation Composition (3 credits)
• Second Language (4 credits)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)

Second Year

3rd Semester

• Mass Media and its Construction of Disability: SERP 200 (3 credits)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
• Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)

4th Semester

• General Education Portfolio (Exit Course) (1 credit)
• GE Core: Exploring Perspectives or Building Connections (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• Electives (3 credits)

Third Year

5th Semester

• Introduction to Rehabilitation: SERP 465 (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)

6th Semester

• Disability Perspectives and Narratives: SERP 416 (3 credits)
• Substance Abuse and Prevention: SERP 478 (3 credits)
• Advocacy for Social Justice in Human Services: SERP 460 (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)

Fourth Year

7th Semester

• Interviewing: SERP 481 (3 credits)
• SERP Rehabilitation Electives (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)

8th Semester

• Case Management: SERP 483 (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)
• Elective (3 credits)