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Outdoor recreation leadership (AA)

Degree program goals:


Red= Courses taken early in the curriculum, not as proficient at first.
Yellow = Moderate proficiency at time of course start.
Green = Very proficient at time of course start.

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General Education Requirements (12 credits)

â—† ENG 1021 - English Composition I (GT-CO1) or higher-level English course

â—† COM 1250 - Interpersonal Communication (GT-SS3)

OR

â—† COM 2300 - Intercultural Communication (GT-SS3)

✽ MAN 2024 - Leadership

â—† HIS 2125 - American Environmental History (GT-HI1)

OR

â—† PHI 2018 - Environmental Ethics (GT-AH3)

Additional General Education Courses (6 credits)

Select from:

â—† GEO 1006 - Human Geography (GT-SS2)

✽ BIO 1020 - Introduction to Natural History

✽ BUS 1015 - Introduction to Business

✽ CIS 1018 - Introduction to PC Applications

Mathematics (3 credits)

Choose one (1) course from the following options:

â—† MAT 1240 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts (GT-MA1)

â—† MAT 1260 - Introduction to Statistics (GT-MA1)

â—† MAT 1340 - College Algebra (GT-MA1)

Science (8 credits)

â—† ENV 1111 - Introduction to Environmental Science (GT-SC1)

â—† GEY 1111 - Physical Geology w/ Lab (GT-SC1)

OR

â—† GEO 1011 - Physical Geography: Landforms (GT-SC1)

Program Requirements (31 credits)

Required Courses (15 credits)

✽ REC 1001 - Recreation: Principles & Practice

✽ REC 2011 - Outdoor Leadership

✽ REC 2012 - Outdoor Recreation Programming

✽ OUT 1020 - Backcountry Navigation

✽ OUT 1210 - Risk Management for Outdoor Professionals

   OUT 1070 - Equipment Repair for Outdoor Professionals

✽ OUT 2089 - Capstone: Integrating Outdoor Leadership

Orientation Courses (2 credits)

Note: Completed Orientation courses may only be applied once, to either the Orientation or Technical Skills section.

Select one course from:

✽ OUT 1125 - Mountain Orientation

✽ OUT 1130 - Desert Orientation

✽ OUT 1135 - Canyon Orientation

✽ OUT 1685 - Snow Orientation

✽ OUT 1330 - River Orientation

Technical Skills Courses (14 credits)

Select from:

✽ OUT 1115 - Non-Technical Mountaineering

✽ OUT 1105 - Trekking

✽ OUT 1125 - Mountain Orientation

✽ OUT 1130 - Desert Orientation

✽ OUT 1135 - Canyon Orientation

✽ OUT 1685 - Snow Orientation

✽ OUT 1330 - River Orientation

✽ OUT 1160 - Mountain Biking

✽ OUT 1530 - Technical Canyoneering

✽ OUT 1585 - Swift Water Rescue Technician I

✽ OUT 1580 - Climbing Self Rescue

✽ OUT 1670 - Level 1 Avalanche Training

✽ OUT 2069 - Level 2 Avalanche Training

   OUT 1075 - Special Topics

✽ OUT 1087 - Cooperative Education Internship

     (Equipment Room Practicum, 1 credit max)

✽ OUT 2335 - Kayak Touring Leadership

✽ OUT 2011 - Mountaineering Leadership

✽ OUT 2012 - Rock Climbing Leadership

✽ OUT 2013 - Ice Climbing Leadership

✽ OUT 2014 - Backcountry Winter Travel Leadership

✽ OUT 2315 - Whitewater Paddling Leadership

   OUT 1540 - Challenge Course Facilitation

   OUT 1215 - Trail Design & Construction

✽ OUT 2160 - Mountain Bike Leadership

✽ OUT 2044 - Wilderness First Responder

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