1. (a) A licensee may claim credit towards the continuing competence requirement for successful completion of academic course work in recreation therapy if the course work is:

   1. (1) Presented as live programming;
   2. (2) Sponsored and assigned credit by a college or university that is accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or any other accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a reliable authority concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs they accredit, as listed on https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html; and
   3. (3) Related to one or more of the NCTRC knowledge domains.
2. (b) The licensee may claim 5 hours for each credit hour of academic course work described in (a), above, to a maximum of 15 hours per renewal cycle.

3. (c) Documentation of a licensee’s successful completion of academic course work in recreation therapy shall be:

   1. (1) An official transcript showing successful completion of the course, the date of the course, and the credits assigned by the college or university; and

   2. (2) One of the following descriptions of the course:

      1. a. The description of the course copied from the college or university catalogue; or
      2. b. The course syllabus or outline that includes a description of the course and the course competencies.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Plc 1400) #13705, eff 8-1-23; ss by #14442, eff 1-26-26, EXPIRES 1-26-36