Therapeutic riding and other equine assisted therapies are a growing segment of the equine industry. The equine assisted therapy minor combines coursework from the equine and early childhood programs to give the student a solid background to assist in therapeutic riding and other equine assisted therapy programs. The minor is intended both for animal science majors as well as being open to other majors across campus. Equine majors will particularly find the minor a meaningful addition to their course of study. Part time and volunteer opportunities abound as well as opportunities for internships, full time positions and further study. Students graduating with the equivalent of a minor have gone on to manage facilities with equine assisted therapy programs as well as obtained advanced degrees to become therapists (speech and occupational, for examples) that combined their expertise in equine and therapy.
To satisfy the minor, all students would take the 12 credits in the required listing. An additional 3 credits would be selected from the elective listing. Bachelor degree students can seek to fulfill the coursework for the minor. A GPA of 2.0 or better is required of the coursework in the minor to be awarded the minor.
A maximum of 9 credits may be shared between major field requirements and a minor. Additional remaining credits may be met with courses selected from the following: General Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences options, and elective credit requirements.
For further policy information regarding Minors, please see Academic Policies 3.21 Minor Courses.