Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Technology
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Pending State Approval
Recommended basic skills standards are
• ENG 090
• MAT 090
• REA 090
Are you interested in exploring your passion, developing your outdoor skills, gaining leadership experience, or finding employment doing what you love? The world of careers is open to students pursuing an Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Technology degree. From guiding mountaineering trips in the Colorado Rockies to teaching environmental education courses to presenting wildlife programs at local nature centers, this program provides background education in a wide scope of industry career paths.
This two-year AAS degree includes a variety of certification classes, hands-on learning opportunities and a diverse elective list allowing students to enhance outdoor skills in their specific area of interest. Training emphases include outdoor leadership, field studies, group dynamics, risk management, web design, wilderness skills, and low-impact techniques for environmental stewardship. To enhance the learning process, students will utilize their education by applying skills developed within the program to an internship of their choosing.
Non-degree seeking students can complete one or more of the four certificate options, learning specialized outdoor skills in shorter period of time. Coursework completed in certificate options may be applied to the Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Technology degree.
Students may complete academic deficiencies concurrently with the beginning courses in the program. Students must arrange with advisors to remedy deficiencies in program requirements. Students not meeting a course prerequisite must have instructor permission to enroll.
General Education Courses
| BIO 148 | Basic Ecology | 4 |
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| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | (4) |
| CIS 118 | Introduction to PC | 3 |
| or | ||
| CSC 105 | Computer Literacy | (3) |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
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| COM 214 | Natural Resource Interpretation | (3) |
| ENG 131 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| MAT 107 | Career Math | 3 |
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Other Course Requirements
| ACC 101 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| ADG 100 | Outdoor Leadership | 2 |
| ADG 125 | Leave No Trace | 1 |
| ADG 220 | Programming for Outdoor Education | 3 |
| ADG 225 | Risk Management for Outdoor Professionals | 1 |
| ADG 280 | Adventure Guide Internship | 5 |
| BUS 115 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| HWE 129 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 |
| MGD 141 | Web Design I | 3 |
| NRE 214 | Environmental Issues and Ethics | 3 |
| NRE 236 | Public Relations of Natural Resources | 2 |
| PED 154 | Backpacking | 2 |
| PED 157 | Basic Mountaineering | 3 |
| PED 165 | Wilderness Survival Skills | 3 |
| PED 167 | Basic Search and Rescue | 3 |
| PED 206 | Ski Conditioning | 1 |
| PER 128 | Introduction to Recreation | 2 |
| PER 152 | Avalanche Safety | 1 |
| PER 168 | Outdoor Equipment and Facilities | 1 |
| PER 252 | Principles of Outdoor Recreation | 3 |
| Electives | Choose ten (10) from electives list below | 10 |
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Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Technology Approved Electives
Choose 10 credit hours from the list of approved electives below:
| ADG 105 | Wild and Edible Plants of Colorado | 2 |
| BIO 149 | Plant Taxonomy | 4 |
| FST 152 | Wildland Firefighting | 3 |
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology: SC1 | 4 |
| HIS 225 | Colorado History | 3 |
| PED 124 | Mountain Biking | 1 |
| PED 127 | Introduction to Fly-fishing | 1 |
| PED 129 | Scuba Diving | 1 |
| PED 131 | Nordic Skiing | 1 |
| PED 132 | Snowshoeing | 1 |
| PED 133 | Beginning Snowboarding | 1 |
| PED 134 | Advanced Snowboarding | 1 |
| PED 139 | Beginning Telemark Skiing | 1 |
| PED 141 | Beginning Alpine Skiing | 1 |
| PED 150 | Rock Climbing I | 2 |
| PED 151 | Rock Climbing II | 2 |
| PED 152 | Beginning Ice Climbing | 1 |
| PED 153 | Hiking | 1 |
| PED 154 | Backpacking | 2 |
| PED 155 | Outdoor Expedition I | 3 |
| PED 159 | Colorado Fourteeners | 2 |
| PED 161 | Beginning Kayaking | 1 |
| PED 166 | Winter Wilderness Survival Skills | 2 |
| PED 227 | Advanced Fly-fishing | 1 |
| PED 252 | Ice Climbing II | 2 |
| PED 255 | Outdoor Expedition II | 3 |
| PED 256 | Outdoor Expedition III | 3 |
| PER 153 | Whitewater Rafting Guide | 2 |
| PER 154 | Avalanche Safety Level II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 75 |
Certificates
Desert Field Studies
Pending State Approval
| ADG 100 | Outdoor Leadership | 2 |
| ADG 102 | Introduction to Field Techniques | 2 |
| ADG 106 | Desert Field Studies | 2 |
| ADG 125 | Leave No Trace | 1 |
| HWE 129 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 |
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| PED 150 | Rock Climbing I | 2 |
| PED 151 | Rock Climbing II | 2 |
| PED 153 | Backpacking | 2 |
| PED 165 | Wilderness Survival Skills | 3 |
| PED 167 | Basic Search and Rescue | 3 |
| PER 128 | Intro to Recreation | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 29 |
Mountain Field Studies
Pending State Approval
| ADG 100 | Outdoor Leadership | 2 |
| ADG 125 | Leave No Trace | 1 |
| ADG 107 | Mountain Field Studies | 2 |
| HWE 129 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 |
| PED 124 | Mountain Biking | 1 |
| PED 150 | Rock Climbing I | 2 |
| PED 151 | Rock Climbing II | 2 |
| PED 154 | Backpacking | 2 |
| PED 157 | Basic Mountaineering | 3 |
| PED 159 | Colorado Fourteeners | 2 |
| PED 165 | Wilderness Survival Skills | 3 |
| PED 167 | Basic Search and Rescue | 3 |
| PER 128 | Introduction to Recreation | 2 |
| PER 152 | Avalanche Safety | 1 |
| PER 154 | Avalanche Safety Level II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 32 |
Water Recreation Studies
Pending State Approval
| ADG 100 | Outdoor Leadership | 2 |
| ADG 125 | Leave No Trace | 1 |
| HWE 129 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 |
| PED 108 | Beginning Swimming | 1 |
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| PED 109 | Advanced Swimming | (1) |
| PED 127 | Intro to Fly Fishing | 1 |
| PED 129 | SCUBA Diving | 3 |
| PED 165 | Wilderness Survival Skills | 3 |
| PED 167 | Basic Search and Rescue | 1 |
| PED 227 | Advanced Fly Fishing | 2 |
| PED 237 | Paddle Sports | 2 |
| PER 128 | Intro to Recreation | 2 |
| PER 151 | Lifeguard Training | 2 |
| PER 153 | Whitewater Rafting Guide | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 25 |
Winter Field Studies
Pending State Approval
| ADG 100 | Outdoor Leadership | 2 |
| ADG 107 | Mountain Field Studies | 2 |
| HWE 129 | Wilderness First Responder | 4 |
| PED 132 | Snowshoeing | 1 |
| PED 131 | Nordic Skiing | 1 |
| or | ||
| PED 139 | Beginning Telemark Skiing | (1) |
| or | ||
| PED 141 | Beginning Alpine Skiing | (1) |
| PED 152 | Beginning Ice Climbing | 1 |
| PED 154 | Backpacking | 2 |
| PED 166 | Winter Wilderness Survival Skills | 1 |
| PED 167 | Basic Search and Rescue | 3 |
| PED 224 | Alpine Snow Climbing | 2 |
| PED 252 | Ice Climbing II | 2 |
| PER 128 | Intro to Recreation | 2 |
| PER 152 | Avalanche Safety | 1 |
| PER 154 | Avalanche Safety Level II | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 26 |