Program: Adventure Education Major - Fort Lewis College

May 25, 2025

2011 - 2012 Catalog of Courses

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

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Specific Departmental Requirements:

I. CORE COURSES

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

Footnote

*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.

II. OUTDOOR SKILLS & MANAGEMENT COURSES.

Complete four courses from the list below (12 credits). 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
AE 325 - Mountaineering Credits: 3
AE 331 - Whitewater Paddling Credits: 3
AE 360 - Special Topics Adventure Ed: Skills Credits: 3

III. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION COURSES.

Complete 12 credits from the following. At least 6 credits must be in AE 480:

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

IV. AUXILIARY DEPARTMENT COURSES

Complete 6 credits from the following courses:

ANTH 330 - Prehistory of the Southwest Credits: 4
ANTH 356 - Ecological Anthropology Credits: 4
BA 330 - Tourism & Hospitality Management Credits: 4
BIO 125 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
BIO 250 - Ecology of the Southwest Credits: 4
CHEM 125 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
ENGL 180 - Literature of the Environment Credits: 4
GEOG 120 - The North American Landscape Credits: 3
GEOG 235 - Weather and Climate Credits: 3
GEOL 107 - Earth Systems Science Credits: 4
GEOL 113 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
GEOL 150 - Geology of the Southwest Credits: 3
PHIL 252 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 4
PHSC 205 - Introduction to Astronomy Credits: 3
PHSC 206 - Introduction to Astronomy Credits: 4
PSYC 260 - Environmental Psychology Credits: 4
SW 333 - Wilderness in America Credits: 3
SW 335 - National Parks: America’s Best Idea Credits: 3

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 65

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.

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.