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Outdoor Recreation Leadership Curriculum

First Semester	Credits
English Composition 1	3
Introduction to PC Applications	3
Outdoor Recreation Principles and Practices	3
Wilderness First Responder	4
Orienteering	1
Mountain Orientation	2
College Focus	2
Total	18

Second Semester	Credits
Principles of Speech Communication	3
Leadership Development	3
Snow Orientation	2
Avalanche Forecasting	1
Work Experience 1	1
Elective*	3
Skills Block**	4
Total	18.5

Third Semester	Credits
College Algebra	4
General Biology	5
Natural History	3
Outdoor Recreation Programming	3
Skills Block**	4
Total	19

Fourth Semester	Credits
Ecology	4
Wilderness and the American Ethic	3
Work Experience 2	2
Integrating Outdoor Leadership	1
Elective*	3
Skills Block**	4
Total	17

*2 electives may be selected from these courses:
Courses	Credits
Small Business Management	3
Physical Geology	4
Cultural Anthropology	3
Introduction to Archaeology	3

**Students may choose 3 from these Skills Blocks:
Courses	Credits
Rock Climbing	4
Mountaineering	4
Telemark Skiing	4
Kayak Touring	4
White Water Rafting and Kayaking	4
Ice Climbing	4

ORL's Block System

The ORL Program is organized into a blocked-class schedule. This means when students take field, intensive medical, or orientation courses, they do not have to get out of their regularly-scheduled academic classes. ORL courses are instead organized into blocks of field classes and academic classes that are arranged in the semester so they do not overlap. The field courses are organized into what we call "Skills Blocks" that include the basic, intermediate, and expedition leadership courses of the same skill area into one, longer (2-week) trip where students live, eat, and breath that skill. The finals are taken within the block so when they get back to campus, nothing interferes with their studies.

Students coming to CMC with lots of transfer credits or those with previous college degrees will have the choice of taking the same courses as block students but the academic courses are conducted on a full-semester basis and the field courses are conducted on the weekends and school holidays.

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Course Descriptions for all ORL Courses

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First Semester Courses

Second Semester Courses

Third Semester Courses

Fourth Semester Courses

ORL Electives

Skills Blocks

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Last modified: May 04, 2007