Enrich your community through rec, leisure and wellness initiatives
Recreation and Leisure Services Ontario College Diploma program
Gain the skills and practical experience to design, deliver and evaluate rec and leisure programs to all ages. Graduate job-ready for a fun and fulfilling career!
Program information
Program description
Students are introduced to skills and knowledge needed to succeed in recreation and leisure services. The curriculum includes community recreation, outdoor adventure, arts, culture, heritage, leisure, fitness, retirement activities, life enrichment in long term care, adaptive-therapeutic recreation, facility operations, programming, and event planning. Business administration fundamentals are incorporated with courses in聽marketing, accounting, technology, human resources, entrepreneurship and research.聽Experiential learning opportunities include participation in a number of聽events or programs working with children to seniors. Students gain proficiency in聽leadership and group facilitation by designing, delivering and evaluating diverse,聽inclusive, relevant, environmentally sustainable recreation leisure and wellness聽initiatives.
What are the admission requirements for the Recreation and Leisure Services diploma program?
Recreation and Leisure Services admission requirements
OSSD or equivalent with
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
Mature students, non-secondary school applicants (19 years or older), and home school聽applicants may also be considered for admission. Eligibility may be met by applicants聽who have taken equivalent courses, upgrading, completed their GED, and equivalency testing. For complete details refer to: www.georgiancollege.ca/admissions/academic-regulations/
Pathways
Applicants who have taken courses from a recognized and accredited post-secondary聽institution and/or have relevant life/learning experience may also be considered for聽admission; refer to the Credit for Prior Learning website for details:
www.georgiancollege.ca/admissions/credit-transfer/
Criminal Reference/Vulnerable Sector Check
Placement agencies require an up-to-date clear criminal reference check and vulnerable sector check prior to going out on placement. Students should obtain their criminal reference three months prior to placement; checks conducted earlier may not be considered current. As some jurisdictions require longer lead-time for processing, please check with the program coordinator to ensure you allow for sufficient turn-around time. It is the student鈥檚 responsibility to provide the completed document prior to placement start.
NOTE: A record of criminal offences, for which a pardon has not been granted, may prevent students from completing their placements, thereby affecting their ability to graduate.
What courses are included in the Recreation and Leisure Services program?
Course offerings and equivalents
Currently available courses are linked below. Please see our course listings of available聽General Education听补苍诲听Communications聽courses for this program.
How do I apply to the Recreation and Leisure Services program?
Apply online through ontariocolleges.ca
- Make sure you meet program admission requirements
- Complete an online application using the using the part-time program code
- When registration opens, 聽select the course(s) from the program webpage course listing and follow the prompt steps to register and pay
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Finance and fees
As a part-time student, you may be eligible for OSAP funding, depending on the number of courses you take per semester.
For more information about OSAP, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit the OSAP/financial aid webpage.
As a part-time student, you can take one to three courses per semester, paying on a course-by-course basis.
For course fee information, select a course from the course information section of this page.
Online learning
These courses are offered through OntarioLearn. Visit the OntarioLearn webpage to learn more.
OntarioLearn courses are set up as equivalents to the 小优短视频 courses. You can choose to take the ODE courses or the 小优短视频 courses.
When a 小优短视频 course isn鈥檛 available to be delivered online, we鈥檝e listed an OntarioLearn course in the delivery schedule. The majority of the 小优短视频 courses have ODE equivalents set up. You can choose to take either course.
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)
Previous postsecondary education: If you鈥檝e completed courses, or some or all of a program, at another accredited postsecondary institution, you may be able to transfer all or some of your courses into a related program at 小优短视频.
Relevant work or life experience: If you have relevant work and/or life experience that relates to your program(s) of interest at 小优短视频, Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is an academic credit option.
To learn more about transfer credit and PLAR, visit the Credit for Prior Learning webpage.
Do you have questions about Recreation and Leisure Services? Contact us!
Questions about the program?
Tammy Burke-Marson, Programming Support Assistant