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Natural Resource Interpretation Certificate

The Natural Resource Interpretation Certificate is for those working with resource interpretation, naturalists, and/or other nature center work with the public.

Requirements

Required Courses

PRA 102Intro to Park Ranger Tech

3
PRA 203Natural Resource Management

3
PRA 205Resource Interpretation

3
PRA 218Outdoor Leadership

3
OUT 135Risk Mgmt of Outdoor Prof

1
OUT 136Leave No Trace Trainer Cert

2
PRA 255Adv Resource Interpretation

3
PRA 280Park Ranger Internship

1-6
REC 210Principles Outdoor Recreation

3
Total Credit Hours:24

Health Sciences Courses

OUT 244Wilderness First Responder

4
or
EMS 115Emergency Medical Responder

3
Total Credit Hours:3-4

AND Choose 1 credit from the following:

HPR 102CPR for Professionals

0.5
HPR 108Dietary Nutrition

1
HPR 126Outdoor Emergency Care Refresh

0.5
HPR 130Pediatric Adv Life Support

1
HPR 230Trauma Assessment-Intervention

1
HPR 269Stress Management

0.5
HWE 121Wilderness First Aid

2
Total Credit Hours:1

Elective Courses

Choose 4 credits from the following:

OUT 134Wilderness Ethics

2
OUT 156Survival Plants in Summer I

2
OUT 157Survival Plants in the Fall

2
OUT 158Survival Plants in Spring I

2
OUT 216Challenge Course Facilitation

2
AST 108Colorado Night Sky I

1
AST 109Colorado Night Sky II

1
AST 110Colorado Night Sky III

1
GEY 116Geology of Minerals and Gems

1
GEY 118Rock & Mineral Identification

1
GEY 125Plate Tectonics

1
GEY 127Oil and Gas Geology

1
GEY 140Intro to GPS

1
GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3
GER 101Conversational German I

3
FRE 101Conversational French I

3
ITA 101Conversational Italian I

3
JPN 101Conversational Japanese I

3
RUS 101Conversational Russian I

3
SPA 101Conversational Spanish I

3
Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 32