Cecil College - Education Programs - Outdoor Adventure Education Option

Education

Teacher Education Transfer - Outdoor Adventure Education Option

Associate of Arts

General Program Information: 410-287-1000 or information@cecil.edu

This degree option is designed to provide the first two years of college for students preparing to become outdoor adventure education teachers in the public or private sector. The program requires students to attend some classes off campus and participate in field-based courses that may occur on weekends, over spring break, etc. Students earning the A.A. degree must graduate with a 2.75 GPA, pass the Praxis I Exam[1]
and complete a professional portfolio approved by the Director of Teacher Education. The computer literacy requirement will be met through course work in the program.

Course Code	General Education and Program Requirements	General Education Code	Credits
ACT	Activity Electives		2
BIO 101	General Biology	S	3
BIO 111	General Biology Lab		1
ENV 106	Introduction to Environmental Science	S	3
ENV 116	Introduction to Environmental Science Lab		1
EDU 101	Foundations of Education		3
EDU 102	Foundations of Education � Field Experience		1
EDU 145	Introduction to Outdoor Adventure Education		3
EDU 146	Introduction to Outdoor Adventure Education - Experiential Learning		1
EDU 147	Outdoor Adventure Education Program Planning		3
EDU 245	Outdoor Adventure Education Leadership		3
EDU 246	Wilderness Encounters		3
EDU 247	Wilderness First Responder		3
EDU 248	Ropes and Initiatives Facilitation		3
EDU 251	Introduction to Exceptional Children & Youth[2]		3
EDU 253	Introduction to Exceptional Children & Youth � Field Experience		1
EGL 101	Freshman Composition	E	3
EGL 102	Composition and Literature	H	3
GEO 101	Physical Geography	SS	3
HST 201 or HST 202	History of the United States (to reconstruction) History of the United States (reconstruction to present)	H H	3 3
MAT 127	Introduction to Statistics	M	4
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology	SS	3
PSY 207	Educational Psychology		3
SPH 141	Public Speaking	H	3

Total Credits Required in Program: 62-66 Credits

[1] The Praxis I Exam should be taken after completing 45 credits. For more information about the PRAXIS I Exam, students should contact the Director of Teacher Education or go to www.ets.org/praxis.

[2] The Introduction to Exceptional Children and Youth course required by Cecil College is a necessary requirement of the Teacher Education Program but may not be sufficient to meet all special education of inclusion course requirements for four-year teacher education programs. Students may be required to take additional special education or inclusion courses as a part of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree and teacher education at four-year institutions.