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Eco-tourism Guide (CECT - Code 808B)

The technical certificate in Eco-tourism Guide aims to train students to be hired or to be self employed as guides in eco-tourism programs. This certificate aims to develop tour guides with the skills and qualities required by the tourism industry in Puerto Rico. Real experiences and external practice in diverse centers associated with tourism, and which welcome the development of eco-tourism, are included.

The major courses must be approved with minimum grade of C.

The San Germán Campus is authorized to offer this Program.

  • Students admitted in or before August 2021  - 26 credits / 1,020 hours
  • New Students admitted in or after January 2022 - 30 credits / 900 hours

Academic Requirements for the Certificate in Eco-tourism Guide

First Term

CECT 110Foundation of Eco-Tourism

2
CECT 220Geography and Tropical Ecosystems

2
CECT 240Eco-Tourism in Puerto Rico

1
CTOU 110Foundations in Tourism

2
CTOU 140Puerto Rican Personality and Culture

2
CTOU 230Human Relations in Tourism

1
 
CMED 110Basic Business Spanish

2
Or
CMED 210Basic Skills in Spanish

2
 
CMED 120Basic Business English

2
Or
CMED 220Basic Skills in English

2

Second Term

CECT 291Internship in Eco-Tourism

10
CECT 310Administration of Small Businesses in the Eco-tourism

2
CMED 310Business Communication in Spanish

2
CMED 720Conversational English I

2

For students enrolled on or before August 2021, in compliance with the past regulations, (34 CFR 668.8 (1) (1) a minimum number of hours in work outside the classroom will be added to the specified hours. The details of the number of hours and the appropriate tasks for each course are defined in the course syllabus.