NCTRC Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
Application Deadlines for the exam correct answer: The
NCTRC certification exam is offered every two months and has
a rolling admission registration period.
The exam is offered the first two full weeks in January, March,
May, July, September, and November.
When you apply for 'professional eligibility' to sit for the exam:
correct answer: Submit a completed application. If your
application is incomplete it will be returned to you and your
requested test date may be postponed until the next available test
period.
There are two paths to professional certification as a CTRS:
correct answer: the academic path and the equivalency path.
Eligibility requirements: correct answer: The Academic Path
eligibility requirements to take the CTRS exam are a
baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college or
university with a major in therapeutic recreation or a major in
recreation or leisure with an option in therapeutic recreation.
Course Requirements - Academic Path correct answer: A
minimum of 18 semester or 24 quarter hours of therapeutic
recreation and general recreation content coursework with no
less than a minimum of 15 semester or 20 quarter hours in
therapeutic recreation content.
, Field Placement (Internship) correct answer: A minimum 560-
hour, 14 consecutive week* field placement experience in
therapeutic recreation services that uses the therapeutic
recreation process as defined by the current NCTRC Job
Analysis Study (handout) under the supervision of both
academic and agency field placement supervisors who are
NCTRC CTRS certified. Do not count the time taken for lunch
or breaks in the total weekly hours.
*(NOTE: WSU = 600 hour/15 week)
When can I do my internship? correct answer: An acceptable
field placement experience is one which is completed after the
majority of required therapeutic recreation and general
recreation coursework is completed as verified on the official
transcript and the required fieldwork verification form.
*(NOTE: We encourage all req. courses to be completed but
never allow more than two.)
Applying before you graduate is an option under the following
conditions: correct answer: 1. Enrollment in a TR degree
program
2. Completion of a minimum of 90 credit hours toward degree
attainment.
3. Completion of all required coursework other than the field
placement requirement.
4. Submission of an official academic transcript denoting the
completion of the above requirements.
Academic Path Applicants will obtain CTRS credential upon:
correct answer: 1. Successful completion of the NCTRC exam.
Complete Solutions
Application Deadlines for the exam correct answer: The
NCTRC certification exam is offered every two months and has
a rolling admission registration period.
The exam is offered the first two full weeks in January, March,
May, July, September, and November.
When you apply for 'professional eligibility' to sit for the exam:
correct answer: Submit a completed application. If your
application is incomplete it will be returned to you and your
requested test date may be postponed until the next available test
period.
There are two paths to professional certification as a CTRS:
correct answer: the academic path and the equivalency path.
Eligibility requirements: correct answer: The Academic Path
eligibility requirements to take the CTRS exam are a
baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited college or
university with a major in therapeutic recreation or a major in
recreation or leisure with an option in therapeutic recreation.
Course Requirements - Academic Path correct answer: A
minimum of 18 semester or 24 quarter hours of therapeutic
recreation and general recreation content coursework with no
less than a minimum of 15 semester or 20 quarter hours in
therapeutic recreation content.
, Field Placement (Internship) correct answer: A minimum 560-
hour, 14 consecutive week* field placement experience in
therapeutic recreation services that uses the therapeutic
recreation process as defined by the current NCTRC Job
Analysis Study (handout) under the supervision of both
academic and agency field placement supervisors who are
NCTRC CTRS certified. Do not count the time taken for lunch
or breaks in the total weekly hours.
*(NOTE: WSU = 600 hour/15 week)
When can I do my internship? correct answer: An acceptable
field placement experience is one which is completed after the
majority of required therapeutic recreation and general
recreation coursework is completed as verified on the official
transcript and the required fieldwork verification form.
*(NOTE: We encourage all req. courses to be completed but
never allow more than two.)
Applying before you graduate is an option under the following
conditions: correct answer: 1. Enrollment in a TR degree
program
2. Completion of a minimum of 90 credit hours toward degree
attainment.
3. Completion of all required coursework other than the field
placement requirement.
4. Submission of an official academic transcript denoting the
completion of the above requirements.
Academic Path Applicants will obtain CTRS credential upon:
correct answer: 1. Successful completion of the NCTRC exam.
