2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Health & HumanPerformanceStudents majoring in Adventure Education are preparingfor future careers in field-based leadership, instruction, andadministrative positions with non-profit and commercialoutdoor education, therapeutic adventure, environmental, andrecreation programs. Because field-based courses may occuron weekends, over Spring break and in May after classes end,the schedule for Adventure Education students will need to becarefully planned and may disallow participation in an athleticteam and/or affect their availability for working during somesemesters. Additionally, students will be required to completea minimum of 60 days of documented adventure leadershipor instruction prior to their internship (AP 4880) or 30 daysprior to their Clinical (AP 3980). This leadership/instructionexperience must occur after the student’s formal matriculationinto the Adventure Education program. Some of this experiencewill be gained through Adventure Education course work, whilesome will be accrued through summer jobs in camps or outdoorprograms.Degree RequirementsCreditsAP 2010 Foundations of Adventure Education 3AP 2100 Challenge Course Fundamentals 3AP 2300 Top Rope Rock Climbing 3AP 2400 Paddling Fundamentals 3AP 3500 Adventure Processing and Facilitation 3AP 4300 Teaching Assistantship in Adventure Education 4AP 4600 Organization and Administration of Adventureeducation 3Complete Group A or Group B: 15Group A:AP 3100 Wilderness Expedition (TECO)AP 3300 Adventure Leadership and InstructionAP 3320 Adventure Education Philosophy and Theory(WRCO)AP 3400 Wilderness First ResponderGroup B:AP 3101 Immersion Wilderness Expedition (TECO)AP 3301 Immersion Adventure Leadership andinstructionAP 3321 Immersion Adventure Education Philosophyand Theory (WRCO)AP 3401 Immersion Wilderness First ResponderAdventure Education Activities – complete two of thefollowing: 6AP 3310 Lead Rock ClimbingAP 3410 Whitewater PaddlingAP 3700 Winter Backcountry TravelAP 3810 Alpine MountaineeringAP 3950 Special Topics in Adventure EducationAdventure Education Capstone – complete (C) or (D): 6(C) AP 4880 Adventure Education Internship or(D) AP 3880 Adventure Education Practicum andAP 3890 Adventure Education ClinicalQuantitative Reasoning in the Discipline Connection –complete one of the following: 3BU 2240 Business Statistics (QRCO)MA 1900 Statistical Literacy in Today’s Society (QRCO)MA 2300 Statistics I (QRCO)General Education:EN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6DICO Diversity Connection 3GACO Global Awareness Connection 3INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3Electives 25–23122The Immersion courses (Group B) are offered fall semestersonly. AP 3880 requires a minimum cumulative grade pointaverage of 2.00. AP 4880 requires a minimum cumulativegrade point average of 2.70.Recommended Course SequenceCheck all course descriptions for prerequisites before planningcourse schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.Year OneCreditsEN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3AP 2010 Foundations of Adventure Education 3AP 2100 Challenge Course Fundamentals 3AP 2300 Top Rope Rock Climbing 3AP 2400 Paddling Fundamentals 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Direction 330Year TwoCreditsGroup A or Group B Adventure Education courses(TECO) (WRCO) 15AP 3500 Adventure Processing and Facilitation 3PPDI Past and Present Direction 3SSDI Self and Society Directions 6QRCO Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplineconnection 330138 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008