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 1205Leave No Trace Trainer Cert

2

OUT 1210Risk Mgmt of Outdoor Prof

1

OUT 1540Challenge Course Facilitation

2

OUT 2044Wilderness First Responder

4

PRA 2005Resource Interpretation

3

PRA 2018Outdoor Leadership

3

PRA 2055Adv Resource Interpretation

3

REC 2010Principles 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 1075Special Topics

3

PRA 2085Independent Study

3

REC 2012Outdoor 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 1050Gen Meteorology w/Lab: SC1

4

MET 1051Intro to Climatology

3

GEY 1135Environmental Geol w/Lab: SC1

4

GEY 2205Geology of Colorado

3

AST 1001Colorado Night Sky I

1

AST 1002Colorado Night Sky II

1

ENV 1111Environmental Sci w/Lab: SC1

4

GEO 1011Phys Geo: Lndfrms w/Lab: SC1

4

HIS 2125American Environment Hist: GT-HI1

3

PHI 2018Environmental Ethics: GT-AH3

3

Total Credit Hours: 31