Outdoor Leadership - Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer (AAOT)
The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer with a focus in outdoor leadership prepares students to transfer to a baccalaureate institution. Outdoor leadership includes careers in outdoor recreation, outdoor education, wilderness therapy, and tourism and leisure enterprises. The Outdoor Leadership program is grounded in the principles of lifelong learning, environmental stewardship, personal growth, and leadership. This degree emphasizes experiential methodologies to combine theory and practice in a strong, field-based curriculum. Students will develop current and accepted skills and will understand comprehensive knowledge and standards. Highly skilled and knowledgeable faculty exemplify the highest level of standards, integrity, and ethics. The College offers two other options: Associate of Science with an outdoor leadership emphasis, designed for transfer to OSU-Cascades; Outdoor Leadership One-Year Certificate
Courses
- HHPA 108 — Introduction to Canoeing (1 Credit)
- HHP 212A — AHA Basic Life Support for Providers CPR (1 Credit)
- MTH 105Z — Math in Society (4 Credits)
- COMM 115 — Introduction to Intercultural Communication (4 Credits)
- WR 121Z — Composition I (4 Credits)
- WR 122Z — Composition II (4 Credits)
- WR 227Z — Technical Writing (4 Credits)
- HST 270 — 20th Century European History (4 Credits)
- PHL 201 — Epistemology - Knowledge, Science, and the History of Reason (4 Credits)
- EC 201Z — Principles of Microeconomics (4 Credits)
- GEOG 201 — World Regional Geography I (4 Credits)
- PSY 201Z — Introduction to Psychology I (4 Credits)
- SOC 250 — Sociology of Popular Culture (4 Credits)
- ASTR 121 — Astronomy: Solar Systems (4 Credits)
- OL 111 — Introduction to Outdoor Leadership (3 Credits)
- OL 171 — Technical Skills for Outdoor Leadership (2 Credits)
- OL 207 — Seminar in Outdoor Leadership (2 Credits)
- OL 244 — Psychology of Risk and Adventure (3 Credits)
- OL 253 — Wilderness Advanced First Aid (3 Credits)
- OL 255 — Outdoor Living Skills (5 Credits)
- OL 271 — Facilitating Group Experiences (5 Credits)
- OL 273 — Outdoor Recreation Leadership (5 Credits)
- OL 294AC — Alpine Climbing (3 Credits)
- OL 294CA — Canoe Program Instruction and Guiding (3 Credits)
- OL 294MB — Mountain Bike Guiding and Trail Stewardship (3 Credits)
- OL 294RC — Teaching Rock Climbing (3 Credits)
- OL 294WG — Whitewater Raft Guiding (3 Credits)