Adventure Education Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN ADVENTURE EDUCATION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course(Credits: 3 - 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 59

Specific Departmental Requirements:

I. CORE COURSES:

AE 101 - Foundations of Adventure Education Credits: 3
AE 201 - Wilderness Expedition Credits: 3 ^a,e
AE 210 - Adventure Leadership Credits: 3 ^a,e
AE 220 - Teaching Methods for Adventure Education Credits: 3 ^a,e
AE 230 - Wilderness First Responder Credits: 3 ^e
AE 251 - Challenge Course Programming Credits: 3 ^a
AE 310 - Philosophy and Theory of Adventure Education Credits: 3 ^a,e
AE 350 - Adventure Processing Facilitation Credits: 3 ^a
AE 450 - Organization and Administration of Adventure Education Credits: 3 ^a
ES 242 - Testing and Statistics Credits: 3 ^a
ES 495 - Research Design and Development Credits: 3
ES 496 - Senior Seminar and Research in Exercise Science Credits: 2 ^a

II. OUTDOOR SKILLS & MANAGEMENT COURSES:

Complete four courses from the list below. At least two must be upper division.

AE 121 - Top Rope Rock Climbing Credits: 3
AE 131 - Paddling Fundamentals Credits: 3
AE 141 - Telemark Skiing Credits: 3
AE 241 - Winter Expedition Skills Credits: 3
AE 321 - Lead Rock Climbing Credits: 3 ^a
AE 325 - Mountaineering Credits: 3 ^a
AE 331 - Whitewater Paddling Credits: 3 ^a
AE 360 - Special Topics Adventure Education: Skills Credits: 3 ^a

III. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION COURSES:

Complete 12 credits from any of the following courses, with at least 6 credits in AE 480 :

AE 361 - Special Topics Adventure Education: Profession Credits: 3
AE 380 - Adventure Education Practicum Credits: 1-6 ^a
AE 395 - Adventure Education Teaching Assistantship Credits: 1-3 ^a
AE 480 - Adventure Education Internship Credits: 6-12 ^a

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^e AE 201 , AE 210 , AE 220 , AE 230 and an additional AE course (determined each year) are offered as a 15-credit block of courses taken as co-requisites fall semester. During these block terms, students are not able to enroll in any additional courses, and there may be limitations on extracurricular or job involvements.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Note: Candidates for admission to the Adventure Education program compete for available spots within the degree program. It is possible for students to meet all admittance requirements and still not be accepted into the program. See the Program Director for further details.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

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