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2023-2024 Academic Catalog

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2023-2024 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Outdoor Recreation, A.S.

This major will allow students to gain the necessary skills to take jobs such as: park ranger, park manager, outdoor education instructor, outdoor recreation guide, camp counselor, conservation specialist, and others. The major will support the state’s second-largest industry; tourism and hospitality on the 18 million acres of public land in Wyoming.

Degree Requirements

First Semester

IP Western Experience
- Take 1 Credit
PEAC Elective
- Take 1 Credit
BIOL 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
OEAC 1200 - Introduction to Outdoor Education Credits: 3
OEAC 1222 - Wilderness First Aid & Survival Credits: 3

Semester Credits: 15

Second Semester

MATH 1000 - Problem Solving Credits: 3

OR

MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3

PSYC 1000 - General Psychology Credits: 3
OEAC 1000 - Foundations of Recreation & Tourism Credits: 3
OEAC 1240 - Leave No Trace Training & Land Ethics Credits:
PEAC 2025 - Wilderness Navigation Credits: 1
PEAC Elective
- Take 2 Credits

Semester Credits: 15

Third Semester

COMM 2010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
OEAC 2470 - Outdoor Practicum Credits: 2
- Fall Practicum
OEAC 2800 - Outdoor Leadership Credits: 3
PEAC Elective
- Take 1 Credit
IP Human Societies and the Individual
- Take 3 Credits
IP Natural Sciences
- Take 3 Credits from Group 3

Semester Credits: 15

Fourth Semester

IP Creative Expression
- Take 3 Credits
IP Critical Thinking
- Take 3 Credits
OEAC 1150 - Outdoor Skills Clinic Credits: 1
OEAC 1290 - Applied Risk Management Credits: 3
OEAC 2050 - Program Planning, Design, and Delivery Credits: 3
OEAC 2470 - Outdoor Practicum Credits: 2
- Spring Practicum

Semester Credits: 15

Total Credit Hours: 60