Minor in Psychiatric Rehabilitation

About the Minor

The minor in Psychiatric Rehabilitation provides students with an understanding of how people with serious mental illnesses learn skills and acquire resources and supports that promote recovery and wellness. This minor appeals to students across a wide range of majors, including human development counseling, health services administration, health science and nursing.

Academic Requirements

The minor requires completion of 24.0 credits, comprised of six required courses and two additional BACS undergraduate courses. Students may elect to begin coursework in this minor at any point during their undergraduate education.

Additional Information

For more information, please visit the Psychiatric Rehabilitation minor page.

Program Requirements

Required Courses
BACS 220Counseling Theory and Practice3.0
BACS 236 [WI] Psychiatric Rehabilitation Principles and Practices3.0
BACS 320Crisis and Brief Intervention3.0
BACS 414Co-Occurring Disorders3.0
BACS 420Psychiatric Rehabilitation Competencies3.0
Select any three additional BACS 100-499 Courses9.0
Total Credits24.0

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.