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 Department:    PE

 Course #:    125

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    0.45

 CIP:    n/a

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

This course will include lectures, videos, and field work to teach basic hiking and backpacking skills. These skills are easy and fun to learn; you need only to be in good health and reasonably fit.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 5

Lab: 0

Other: 15

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. This course helps the student develop the following life skills:
   • Self confidence
   • Decision making
   • Problem solving
   • Personal responsibility
   • Self reliance in the outdoors
   • Awareness of nature
   • Importance of safety first

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. During this course safety first will be stressed and the student will learn to:
   • Plan a backpacking trip
   • Make and break camp
   • Cook meals in the field
   • Navigate with a map and compass
   • Start a fire