To earn an Associate of Arts degree in Outdoor Recreation Leadership, you must take a minimum of 60 units. FRC General Education requirements and electives make up 24 of these units, and the required Outdoor Recreation Leadership classes make up the rest. Below is a list of the required courses for your major and the certificate of achievement. For more information about FRC General Education Requirements, see the college catalog.

Major Requirements

 
ORL 110 Introduction to Recreation and Leisure 3 units
ORL 116 Outdoor Recreation Principles 3 units
ORL 120 Recreation Program Planning 3 units
ORL 130 Adventure Based Outdoor Recreation 6 units
ORL 200 Recreation Leadership 3 units
ORL 291-295 Directed Field Studies 1-5 units
BUS 130 Small Business Management 3 units
BIO 120 Natural History of the Sierra Nevada 3 units
Skill Development Courses (select from below list) 3 units
Certification Classes (select from below list) 3 units
Directed Field Experience in Outdoor Recreation Leadership 1-6 units

Skills Development Classes

ORL 150 Beginning Whitewater Rafting 1 unit
ORL 154 Beginning Canoeing 1 unit
ORL 156 Beginning Rock Climbing 1 unit
ORL 158 Intermediate Rock Climbing 1 unit
ORL 160 Beginning Backpacking 1 unit
ORL 161 Intermediate Backpacking 1 unit
ORL 162 Beginning Mountaineering  1 unit
ORL 166 Beginning Mountain Biking 1 unit
ORL 170 Telemark Skiing 1 unit
ORL 168 Cross Country Skiing 1 unit
ORL 172 Beginning Whitewater Kayak 1 unit
ORL 174 Intermediate Whitewater Kayak 1 unit
ORL 184 Challenge Course Facilitation 2 units
ORL 197 Introduction to Sea Kayaking 1 unit

Certification Classes

ORL 152 Whitewater Raft Guiding 2 units
ORL 180 Wilderness First Responder 2 units
ORL 182 Swiftwater Rescue Tech I 1 unit
ORL 184 Challenge Course Facilitation 2 units
ORL 190 Avalanche Level I 1 unit

Certificate of Achievement Requirements

ORL 130 Adventure Based Outdoor Recreation 6 units
ORL 132A College Outings Program Leadership 1 unit
ORL 132B College Outings Program Leadership 1 unit
ORL 180 Wilderness First Responder 2 units
ORL 182 Swiftwater Rescue Tech I 1 unit
Certificate of Achievement Skills (select from below list) 4 units
Certificate of Achievement Certification Classes (select from below list) 2 units

Certificate of Achievement Skills Classes

ORL 121 Snowboarding 1 unit
ORL 150 Beginning Whitewater Rafting 1 unit
ORL 154 Beginning Canoeing 1 unit
ORL 156 Beginning Rock Climbing 1 unit
ORL 158 Intermediate Rock Climbing 1 unit
ORL 160 Beginning Backpacking 1 unit
ORL 161 Intermediate Backpacking 1 unit
ORL 162 Beginning Mountaineering  1 unit
ORL 166 Beginning Mountain Biking 1 unit
ORL 168 Cross Country Skiing 1 unit
ORL 170 Telemark Skiing 1 unit
ORL 172 Beginning Whitewater Kayak 1 unit
ORL 174 Intermediate Whitewater Kayak 1 unit
ORL 197 Introduction to Sea Kayaking 1 unit

Certificate of Achievement Certification Classes

ORL 152 Whitewater Raft Guiding 2 units
ORL 184 Challenge Course Facilitation 2 units
ORL 186 People Games 1 unit

 

 
 

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