Outdoor Leadership, BS

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities and Fine Arts (15 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Select one Literature course

Select one Fine Arts appreciation course

ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1100 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Select one Philosophy or Religion course

PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
RELI 1100 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 2100 - The New Testament 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours

Area III

Science and Technology (11 semester hours)

Select two lab science courses 8 hours
CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours ¹

Area IV

Social Sciences (12 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours
PSYC 1102 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hours
SOCI 1120 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hours

Select one of the following History courses

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses related to the Program of Study (50 semester hours)

Lower Division Required Courses in the Major (12 semester hours)

ODLD 2110 - Introduction to Outdoor Education 3 hours
ODLD 2120 - Backcountry Living Skills 3 hours
ODLD 2130 - Group Development 3 hours
MATH 2000 - Elementary Statistics 3 hours

Upper Division Required Courses in the Major (38 semester hours)

ODLD 3110 - Land Pursuits Management 3 hours
ODLD 3120 - Water Pursuits Management 3 hours
ODLD 3130 - Challenge Course Management 3 hours
ODLD 3210 - Theory & Practice of Experiential Educ 3 hours
ODLD 3220 - Outdoor Leadership 3 hours
ODLD 3230 - Environmental Ethics in Outdoor Education 3 hours
ODLD 4110 - Wilderness as a Metaphor 3 hours
ODLD 4120 - Senior Seminar 2 hours
ODLD 4220 - Processing the Experience 3 hours
ODLD 4230 - Program Administration & Management 3 hours
ODLD 3996 - Special Topics in Outdoor Leadership 3 hours or
ODED 4998 Special Topics 3 hours
ODLD 4310 - Internship 6 hours

Area VI

Additional Requirements (20 semester hours)

General Electives 18 hours ²

Select two of the following Physically Active Life Skills (PALS) courses

PALS 1450 - Whitewater Kayaking 1 hour
PALS 1460 - Canoeing 1 hour
PALS 1470 - Rock Climbing 1 hour
PALS 1480 - Fly Fishing 1 hour
PALS 1490 - Primitive Survival Skills 1 hour
PALS 1500 - Tree Climbing 1 hour

Total Hours Required: 120

Note:

¹ Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination.

² A maximum of two Physical Education courses may be used as general electives