Program: Adventure Education Minor - Fort Lewis College

Apr 17, 2025

2021-2022 Catalog of Courses

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ADVENTURE EDUCATION:

A student majoring in any discipline other than Adventure Education may complete a minor in Adventure Education upon satisfactorily fulfilling the core and elective requirements. At least twelve (12) credits must be discrete from any other major or minor.

Core Courses:

AE 101 - Foundations of Adventure Education Credits: 3
AE 310 - Philosophy and Theory of Adventure Education Credits: 3 ^p

Minor Electives:

Complete twelve (12) credits, of which six (6) credits must be upper divison.

AE 121 - Climbing Fundamentals Credits: 3
AE 131 - Paddling Fundamentals Credits: 3
AE 141 - Telemark Skiing Credits: 3
AE 231 - Swiftwater Rescue Credits: 1
AE 230 - Wilderness First Responder Credits: 3
AE 242 - Avalanche Level 1 and Rescue Credits: 2
AE 243 - Avalanche Level 2 Credits: 1 ^p
AE 321 - Advanced Rock Climbing Credits: 3 ^p
AE 325 - Mountaineering Credits: 3 ^p
AE 328 - Canyoneering Credits: 3 ^p,o
AE 350 - Adventure Processing and Facilitation Credits: 3 ^p
AE 360 - Special Topics Adventure Education: Skills Credits: 3 ^p,o
AE 361 - Special Topics Adventure Education: Profession Credits: 3 ^p
AE 365 - Challenge Course Operations Credits: 3 ^p
AE 371 - Wilderness Therapy Credits: 3 ^p,o
AE 375 - Environmental and Place-Based Education Credits: 3 ^p

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 18

^p This course has a prerequisite. You must complete the prerequisite course(s) before enrolling in this course. Sometimes you are given a choice or a list of prerequisites to complete.

^e This course may count as an elective. Student must receive an electronic override into the course.