Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate
The Northern Rockies Outdoor Leadership Certificate is designed through collaboration of multiple University of Montana programs as a certificate to complement any major across campus for students interested in gaining and strengthening leadership skills through engagement in diverse conceptual courses and outdoor field settings. The purpose of the program is to provide undergraduate students or individuals with an undergraduate degree with leadership training and application that can be applied to any professional, academic, and personal setting in their future.
General Certificate Requirements
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - NORTHERN ROCKIES OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE
- Students are required to do an internship where they can apply their leadership skills with a professional partner. Internships can include on-campus initiatives like the Freshman Wilderness Experience and other student-led trips as well as off-campus internships with local, regional, or global partners. Internships will be approved by the coordinating committee and will be tracked through the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theory | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Communication in Small Groups | ||
| Models of Leadership | ||
| Leading Health and Human Performance Organizations | ||
| Wilderness and Civilization | ||
| Parks & Outdoor Recreation Management | ||
| Recreation Administration & Leadership | ||
| Experience | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 1 | |
| Beginning Rock Climbing | ||
| Fly Fishing | ||
| Fundamentals of Whitewater Rafting | ||
| Fundamentals of Kayaking | ||
| Intermediate Rock Climbing | ||
| Wilderness First Aid | ||
| Wilderness First Responder | ||
| Wilderness EMT | ||
| Field Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3-5 | |
| Wilderness and Civilization Field Studies | ||
| Sustaining Human Society & Natural Environment | ||
| Tourism, Livelihoods and Sustainability in Mountains | ||
| Wilderness Medicine And Risk Management | ||
| Wilderness Rescue and Survival | ||
| Winter Wilderness Field Studies | ||
| Internship | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Internship | ||
| Total Hours | 10-12 | |