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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 135Risk Mgmt of Outdoor Prof

1
OUT 136Leave No Trace Trainer Cert

2
OUT 216Challenge Course Facilitation

2
OUT 244Wilderness First Responder

4
PRA 218Outdoor Leadership

3
PRA 205Resource Interpretation

3
PRA 255Adv Resource Interpretation

3
REC 210Principles Outdoor Recreation

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Electives: (Choose 10 Credits)

No more than 4 credits outside of OUT, PRA, REC

OUT 101Mountaineering

3
OUT 107Orienteering and Routefinding

2
OUT 108Wilderness Survival Skills

3
OUT 109Winter Wilderness Survival Skills

2
OUT 112Mountain Orientation

2
OUT 113Desert Orientation

2
OUT 114Canyon Orientation

2
OUT 115Snow Orientation

2
OUT 116River Orientation

2
OUT 119Flyfishing I

1
OUT 126Mountain Biking

1
OUT 129Ice Climbing I

1
OUT 130Ice Climbing II

1
OUT 131Rock Climbing I

2
OUT 132Rock Climbing II

2
OUT 133Technical Canyoneering

2
OUT 134Wilderness Ethics

2
OUT 137Kayaking

1
OUT 139White Water Rafting Guide

2
OUT 140Swift Water Rescue Tech I

1
OUT 143Backpacking

2
OUT 144Backcountry Cooking

1
OUT 145Introduction to Winter Sports

1
OUT 149Alpine Skiing I

1
OUT 150Alpine Skiing II

1
OUT 151Snowshoeing

1
OUT 152Snowboarding I

1
OUT 153Snowboarding II

1
OUT 156Survival Plants in Summer I

2
OUT 157Survival Plants in the Fall

2
OUT 158Survival Plants in Spring I

2
OUT 168Avalanche Safety I

1
OUT 169Avalanche Awareness Level II

2
OUT 175Special Topics

1-4
OUT 176Special Topics

0
OUT 201Scuba Diving

1
OUT 202Open Water Diver

1
OUT 203Advanced Open Water Diver

2
OUT 204Rescue Diver

2
OUT 205Divemaster

3
OUT 206Assistant Scuba Instructor

3
OUT 207Open Water Scuba Instructor

3
OUT 237Paddle Sports

2
OUT 250Alpine Ski Instructor I

2
OUT 251Snowboard Instructor I

2
OUT 275Special Topics

1-4
PRA 285Independent Study

1-6
REC 212Outdoor Recreation Programming

3
AST 108Colorado Night Sky I

1
AST 109Colorado Night Sky II

1
ENV 101Environmental Sci w/Lab: GT-SC1

4
GEO 111Physical Geography: Landforms w/Lab: GT-SC1

4
GEY 135Environmental Geol w/Lab: GT-SC1

4
GEY 205Geology of Colorado

3
HIS 207American Environment Hist: GT-HI1

3
MET 150Gen Meteorology w/Lab: GT-SC1

4
MET 151Intro to Climatology

3
PHI 218Environmental Ethics: GT-AH3

3
Total Credit Hours:10

Total Credit Hours: 31