Program Requirements
A minimum of 68 credits is required, including the 36-credit Recreation and Outdoor Education Core:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Recreation and Outdoor Education Core | ||
| ROE 182 | Introduction to Recreation and Outdoor Education | 3 |
| ROE 189 | Principles of Outdoor Education | 3 |
| ROE 240 | Alternative Programming | 3 |
| ROE 283 | Leadership and Facilitation | 3 |
| ROE 351 | Inquiry into Sustainability | 3 |
| ROE 398 | Program Planning (with laboratory) | 3 |
| ROE 454 | Human Development and Counseling for Outdoor Educators | 3 |
| ROE 468 | Leadership and Administration | 3 |
| ROE 490 | Recreation Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| ROE 491 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ROE 499 | Internship in Recreation and Outdoor Education | 6-9 |
| Total Credits | 36-39 | |
Medical Requirement
All Recreation and Outdoor Education majors must obtain a medical competency prior to graduation. Recreation emphasis majors must take ESS 276 Emergency Response or equivalent. Students with an emphasis in Outdoor Environmental Education, Outdoor Leadership, or Recreation and Outdoor Education Major: Comprehensive Program with Five-Year Master in Environmental Management must obtain certification as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR).
And the courses listed below. Additionally, students must become certified as a Wilderness First Responder (WFR).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ROE 230 | Interpretation of Natural and Cultural History | 3 |
| ROE 235 | Foundations of Teaching Environmental Education | 3 |
| ROE 391 | Experiential Education Theory and Pedagogy | 3 |
| Required supporting courses: | ||
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| ENVS 200 | Writing the Environment | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Outdoor Pursuits Education- Water Based (with laboratory) | ||
| Outdoor Pursuits Education- Snow Based (with laboratory) | ||
| Outdoor Pursuits Education- Land Based (with laboratory) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Global Environmental Policy | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Commercial Recreation | ||
| Facilities and Administration | ||
| Select eight credits of the following: | 8 | |
| Diversity and Patterns of Life (with laboratory) | ||
| Habitable Planet (with laboratory) | ||
| Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) and Environmental Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | ||
| Physical Geology (GT-SC2) and Physical Geology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | ||
| Total Credits | 32 | |
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| ENVS 100 | Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| Essential Skill | MATH | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| ROE 182 | Introduction to Recreation and Outdoor Education | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab (suggested to select based on major requirements) | 4 |
| ROE 189 | Principles of Outdoor Education | 3 |
| ROE 283 | Leadership and Facilitation | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Summer | ||
| ROE 293 or ROE 296 |
Outdoor Pursuits Education- Water Based (with laboratory) or Outdoor Pursuits Education- Land Based (with laboratory) |
3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab (suggested to select based on major requirements) | 4 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| ROE 240 | Alternative Programming | 3 |
| ROE 333 | Recreation and Sport Marketing | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENVS 200 | Writing the Environment | 3 |
| ROE 351 | Inquiry into Sustainability | 3 |
| ROE 230 | Interpretation of Natural and Cultural History | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | Elective (non-ROE) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 3 |
| ENVS 360 |
Global Environmental Policy or Entrepreneurship and Commercial Recreation or Facilities and Administration |
3 |
| ROE 235 | Foundations of Teaching Environmental Education | 3 |
| ROE 398 | Program Planning (with laboratory) | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | ROE Elective | 9 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 3 |
| ROE 391 | Experiential Education Theory and Pedagogy | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| ROE 296 or ROE 293 |
Outdoor Pursuits Education- Land Based (with laboratory) or Outdoor Pursuits Education- Water Based (with laboratory) |
3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| ROE 454 | Human Development and Counseling for Outdoor Educators | 3 |
| ROE 499 | Internship in Recreation and Outdoor Education | 3-9 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 3-6 |
| Credits | 9-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ROE 468 | Leadership and Administration | 3 |
| ROE 490 | Recreation Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| ROE 491 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ROE 496 | Field Experiences | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 120-129 | |
Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.