Outdoor Facilitation/Education Specialist Certificate

The Facilitation/ Education Specialist Certificate is designed for students who are seeking a career in experiential education and facilitation. The certificate focuses on theory and principles related to effectively educating and teaching others while also emphasizing experiential learning through outdoor based field courses.

Requirements

Required Courses

OUT 1205	Leave No Trace Trainer Cert	2
OUT 1210	Risk Mgmt of Outdoor Prof	1
OUT 1540	Challenge Course Facilitation	2
OUT 2044	Wilderness First Responder	4
PRA 2005	Resource Interpretation	3
PRA 2018	Outdoor Leadership	3
PRA 2055	Adv Resource Interpretation	3
REC 2010	Principles Outdoor Recreation	3
Total Credit Hours:		21

Electives

Choose 10 Credits from the following. No more than 4 credits outside of OUT, PRA, REC

  Any Outdoor Studies-OUT course (Except OUT 1100)
  and the following Park Ranger (PRA) and Recreation (REC) courses:  

PRA 1075	Special Topics	3
PRA 2085	Independent Study	3
REC 2012	Outdoor Recreation Programming	3
Total Credit Hours:		10

Any of the following Genera Education approved subject areas

The following subject areas will function as electives but are not occupational core to the program:

MET 1050	Gen Meteorology w/Lab: SC1	4
MET 1051	Intro to Climatology	3
GEY 1135	Environmental Geol w/Lab: SC1	4
GEY 2205	Geology of Colorado	3
AST 1001	Colorado Night Sky I	1
AST 1002	Colorado Night Sky II	1
ENV 1111	Environmental Sci w/Lab: SC1	4
GEO 1011	Phys Geo: Lndfrms w/Lab: SC1	4
HIS 2125	American Environment Hist: GT-HI1	3
PHI 2018	Environmental Ethics: GT-AH3	3

Total Credit Hours: 31