This Recreation and Outdoor Education comprehensive emphasis allows students to complete the B.A. in ROE with the Outdoor Education emphasis and the Master in Environmental Management (MEM) at Western in five years. In addition to requirements listed below, students must

1. become a certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR), and
2. complete at least 100 hours of certification-based or skill-based courses (not including WFR, Project Wet, Project Wild, or other certifications associated with required courses).

To remain qualified for the 3+2, upon earning 64 credits each student must have: maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.25 GPA within the major;

• maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.25 GPA within the major;
• earned a B or above in two social science, two natural science (one with lab), and one statistics course;
• fulfilled the 3-credit Internship requirement with a B or above and positive letter from the project sponsor;
• provided three letters of recommendation, at least one of which is to be a professional reference and at least one of which is to be an academic reference from the student’s major at Western;
• written a Statement of Purpose to the MEM program, detailing early career ambitions and ideas and connections for the eventual master’s Project.

At this point, if any aspect of a student’s performance is found to be insufficient, the MEM Director may reject a 3+2 student from the MEM program, in which case the student will need to find a new emphasis or minor in order to complete the undergraduate degree. 

Having met the criteria above and upon completed 91 credits (see “Major Map” at www.western.edu/3_2), the School of Graduate Studies will designate students “MEM candidates with provisional acceptance.” Upon completion of the final 29 credits of the Western B.A. in Year 4 of this plan, the School of Graduate Studies will designate students as “MEM degree seeking students.” Students who choose to leave the MEM program before Year 5 of the 3+2 program will be required to complete the requirements of the Recreation, Outdoor Environmental Education, or Outdoor Leadership emphasis, making them eligible for an undergraduate degree

Program Requirements

A minimum of 77 credits is required for the B.A. The following is required for the Comprehensive Program with Five-Year Master in Environmental Management, in addition to

1. becoming a certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR), and
2. completing at least 100 hours of certification-based or skill-based courses (not including WFR, Project Wet, Project Wild, or other certifications associated with required courses):

Upon successful completion of the prescribed courses listed above, University defined General Education, and elective requirements totaling 120 credits (with 40 at the 300-level or higher), students are eligible for their B.A. conferral. Students electing to complete MEM must follow the balance of their declared emphasis curriculum.

For a full description of the required Graduate coursework, please see the appropriate MEM program in the Western Graduate Catalog. 

Capstone Course Requirement

The following courses in the Business Administration Major fulfill the capstone course requirement: BUAD 491 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT.

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements. 

Major Map and Sample Sequence Outdoor Education Emphasis with 3+2 Master in Environmental Management

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ENVS 100 Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) recommended

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Choose two of the following: ROE 293 OTDR PURSUITS EDUC-WATER W/LAB, ROE 295 OTDR PURSUITS EDUC-SNOW W/LAB, ROE 296 OUTDR PURSUITS EDUC-LAND BASED

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Choose two of the following ROE/ENVS upper-division courses: ROE 364 Entrepreneurship and Commercial Recreation, ROE 391 Experiential Education Theory and Pedagogy, ROE 454 Human Development and Counseling for Outdoor Educators, ROE 466 Facilities and Administration, ROE 468 Leadership and Administration or ENVS 360 Global Environmental Policy (spring)

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ECON 216 Statistics for Business and Economics, MATH 113 Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) or  MATH 213 Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1), or SOC 211 Quantitative Research Methods