1. Major Academic Plan (MAP)
Associate in Arts
BA in Outdoor Recreation
(87 credits)
Physical Education, Health, and Recreation Department
College of Arts, Letters, and Education
Why study Outdoor Recreation?
The Outdoor Recreation degree at EWU is one of the most exciting and adventuresome professional degree programs at any public university in the country. Skills courses include whitewater rafting, wilderness backpacking, search and rescue, winter camping, outdoor leadership, wilderness first responder, wilderness survival, and mountaineering. Additionally, students take courses in leadership, programming, administration, budgeting, legal liability, risk management, and facility design.
Career Opportunities
Students who graduate with an Outdoor Rec degree find positions as outdoor leaders or resource managers for public and private organizations, including government, commercial, and nonprofit agencies. They also go to work for such places as:
State and national parks
River rafting companies
Public and private camps
Adventure programs
Boy and Girl Scouts of America
Wilderness treatment centers
Program Director and Advisor
Dr. Jeremy Jostad
200 PE Building
Cheney, WA 99004
Department Chair
Matthew Chase, Ph.D
PE Building, Pec 249
Department Assistant
Colleen Mastel
200 PE Building
Sample Careers
Rec Program Manager
Business Owner
Recreation Leader
Outdoor Guide

2. AA-DTA Degree Requirements with Suggested Classes that Fulfill EWU Prerequisites/Requirements
WHATCOM COLLEGE COURSES
E.W.U. COURSE EQUIVALENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS (10-13 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition (5)
ENGL 101 College Composition: Exposition and Argumentation (5)
ENGL& 102 Composition II (5)
ENGL 201 College Composition: Analysis, Research and Documentation (5)
QUANTITATIVE/SYMBOLIC REASONING (5 credits)
Consult your advisor for course options.
HUMANITIES (15 credits)
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (15 credits)
MATH/SCIENCE (15 credits)
ELECTIVES (27-30 credits)
The courses listed below transfer to satisfy EWU Graduation Requirements and can be taken before or during the major program
Foreign Language Two full years of high school-level or one full year of college-level credit is required for graduation.
Cultural Diversity (one course)
CMST 225 Intercultural Communication (5)
HIST& 215 Women in US History (5)
FILM 160 American Women Filmmakers (5)
SOC 250 Multicultural Issues (5)
ANTH& 210 Indians of North America (5)
ANTH& 216 Northwest Coast Indians (5)
ART 106 Art of the Pacific Northwest Native Americans (3)
HIST& 219 Native American History (5)
International Studies (one course)
GEOG 105 World Geography in Transition (5)
PHIS 140 Intro to World Religions (5)
POLS& 201 Intro to Political Theory (5)
ANTH& 235 Cross Cultural Medicine (5)
HIST 220 Modern Asia (5)
HIST 225 History/Politics of the Middle East Present (5)
HIST 230 Survey of Russian History (5)
HIST 208 History of Africa from 1800 to Present (5)
SOC& 201 Social Problems (5)
SOC 220 Contemporary Social Issues (5)