Program Requirements
A minimum of 57 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 following courses. Additionally, students must:
- become a certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR), and
- 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).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ROE 293 | Outdoor Pursuits Education- Water Based (with laboratory) | 3 |
| ROE 295 | Outdoor Pursuits Education- Snow Based (with laboratory) | 3 |
| ROE 296 | Outdoor Pursuits Education- Land Based (with laboratory) | 3 |
| ROE 391 | Experiential Education Theory and Pedagogy | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Biology (GT-SC2) | ||
| Introduction to Environment and Sustainability (GT-SS2) | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Interpretation of Natural and Cultural History | ||
| Foundations of Teaching Environmental Education | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Recreation and Sport Marketing | ||
| Entrepreneurship and Commercial Recreation | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Capstone Course Requirement
The following courses in the Recreation and Outdoor Education Major fulfill the capstone course requirements:ROE 499 Internship in Recreation and Outdoor Education.
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.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Essential Skills | MATH | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 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 | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 3 |
| ROE 189 | Principles of Outdoor Education | 3 |
| ROE 283 | Leadership and Facilitation | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 | ||
| Elective | ROE Elective (Nat/Cult Hist/Teaching Env Ed) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| ROE 240 | Alternative Programming | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| ROE 295 | Outdoor Pursuits Education- Snow Based (with laboratory) | 3 |
| ROE 351 | Inquiry into Sustainability | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | ROE Elective (Rec&Sport Mktg or Ent/Com Rec) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 6 |
| ROE 398 or ROE 333 |
Program Planning (with laboratory) or Recreation and Sport Marketing |
3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 6 |
| ROE 333 or ROE 398 |
Recreation and Sport Marketing or Program Planning (with laboratory) |
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 | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | Elective (upper-division) | 3 |
| ROE 454 | Human Development and Counseling for Outdoor Educators | 3 |
| ROE 499 | Internship in Recreation and Outdoor Education | 3-9 |
| Credits | 12-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ROE 468 | Leadership and Administration | 3 |
| ROE 490 | Recreation Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| ROE 491 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| ROE 496 | Field Experiences | 2 |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Total Credits | 120-126 | |
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.