Nature, Eco, and Adventure Tourism Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Available only on the OSU-Cascades Campus.
Designed for students pursuing careers as managers or owners and guides in outfitter-guide and other natural resource based commercial recreation businesses (i.e., micro-level tourism).
| Second Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| OL 111. Introduction to Outdoor Leadership (3) COCC course | 3 | |
| OL 255. Outdoor Living Skills (5) COCC course | 5 | |
| OL 271. Facilitating Group Experiences (5) COCC course | 5 | |
| OL 273. Outdoor Recreation Leadership (5) COCC course | 5 | |
| Select 6 credits of skills (choose 2 courses from below): | 6 | |
OL 294AC. Alpine Climbing (3) COCC course |
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OL 294RC. Teaching Rock Climbing (3) COCC course |
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OL 294WG. Whitewater Raft Guiding (3) COCC course |
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| Hours | 24 | |
| Third Year | ||
| BA 217. Accounting Fundamentals (4) COCC course | 4 | |
| BA 260 | INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 4 |
| BA 352 | MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | 4 |
| BA 390 | MARKETING | 4 |
| ECON 201 | *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 4 |
| TOL 270. Pre-Internship Seminar (1) | 1 | |
| TOL 370. Design and Management of Outdoor Experiences (4) | 4 | |
| TOL 375. ^Experiential Education (4) | 4 | |
| Hours | 29 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| TOL 377. Expeditions I (4) | 4 | |
| TOL 410. Internship (8) | 8 | |
| TOL 476. Risk Management in Tourism and Outdoor Leadership (3) | 3 | |
| TOL 479. *Nature and the Human Experience (3) | 3 | |
| Plus additional free electives if necessary to meet university requirement of 180 minimum credits. | ||
| Hours | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 71 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Option Code: 876