Rehabilitation Program

Rehabilitation Undergraduate Sequence of Study

The general rehabilitation major prepares students for entry level human service positions in state agencies, programs for persons with disabilities in the private sector and group homes. Many graduates are employed in school transition programs, mental health facilities, corrections, private agencies serving persons with a variety of disabilities and social service agencies.

A B.S. degree is a tentative career commitment. It is highly recommended that a student pursue, as many do, a master's degree to develop specialized skills and make a professional commitment.

Students must complete their freshman/sophomore general education requirements prior to applying to the major and registering for upper-division courses. A student must complete 120 acceptable units to graduate (including a minimum of 42 upper division).

The program of study meets requirements for being listed in the Undergraduate Registry of the Commission on Rehabilitation Education (CORE).

Core Required Courses (16)

SERP 370a Introduction to American Sign Language (4)
SERP 414 Introduction to Disability Studies and Services (3)
SERP 416 Perspectives and Narratives of Disability (3)
SERP 481 Interviewing and Client Services (3)
SERP 483 Supervised Casework in Rehabilitation (3)

Rehabilitation Electives (18 units from the following)

SERP 200 Social Perspectives on Disability as Reflected in American Media and Literature (3)       
SERP 400 Survey of Special Education and Rehabilitation (3)
SERP 402 Behavioral Principles and Disability (3)
SERP 404 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Exceptional Learners (3)
SERP 455 Rehabilitation and Aging (3)
SERP 466 Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (3)
SERP 476 Rehabilitation and the Public Offender (3)
SERP 478 Prevention of Addictions (3)
SERP 479a Psychiatric Rehabilitation (3)
SERP 479b Psychiatric Rehabilitation (3)
SERP 484 Problems of Drug Abuse (3)
SERP 497k Sexuality and Disability (3)
EDP 340 Research in Education (3) or PSYC230 Psychological Measurement and Statistics (3)