Resource Interpretation Certificate

The Resource Interpretation Certificate is for those working with resource interpretation, naturalists, and/or other nature center work with the public.

Requirements

Required Courses

PRA 102Intro to Park Ranger Tech

3

PRA 203Natural Resource Management

3

PRA 205Resource Interpretation

3

PRA 218Outdoor Leadership

3

OUT 135Risk Mgmt of Outdoor Prof

1

OUT 136Leave No Trace Trainer Cert

2

PRA 255Adv Resource Interpretation

3

PRA 280Park Ranger Internship

1-6

REC 210Principles Outdoor Recreation

3

Total Credit Hours:24

Health Sciences Courses

HWE 129Wilderness First Responder

4

or

EMS 115Emergency Medical Responder

3

and

AND Choose 1 credit from the following:

HPR 108Dietary Nutrition

1

HPR 102CPR for Professionals

0.5

HPR 126Outdoor Emergency Care Refresh

0.5

HPR 130Pediatric Adv Life Support

1

HPR 230Trauma Assessment-Intervention

1

HPR 269Stress Management

0.5

HWE 121Wilderness First Aid

2

Elective Course. Choose 4 credits from the following:

OUT 134Wilderness Ethics

2

OUT 156Survival Plants in Summer I

2

OUT 157Survival Plants in the Fall

2

OUT 158Survival Plants in Spring I

2

OUT 216Challenge Course Facilitation

2

AST 108Colorado Night Sky I

1

AST 109Colorado Night Sky II

1

AST 110Colorado Night Sky III

1

GEY 116Geology of Minerals and Gems

1

GEY 118Rock & Mineral Identification

1

GEY 125Plate Tectonics

1

GEY 127Oil and Gas Geology

1

GEY 140Intro to GPS

1

GIS 101Introduction to GIS

3

GER 101Conversational German I

3

FRE 101Conversational French I

3

ITA 101Conversational Italian I

3

JPN 101Conversational Japanese I

3

RUS 101Conversational Russian I

3

SPA 101Conversational Spanish I

3

Total Credit Hours:4

Total Credit Hours: 32