
27 credits
2.0 GPA required.
Letter grade required in all minor courses unless otherwise noted.
Adventure tourism is a rapidly expanding segment of the travel and tourism industry, fueled by a societal need to escape routine lifestyles. People who provide adventure tourism services are likely to engage tourists in such activities as rock and mountain climbing, spelunking, river rafting, whitewater canoeing, trekking, wilderness camping, snow-shoeing and a variety of other pursuits in which the participant is challenged by the natural environment. Students who pursue this minor develop a repertoire of skills related to planning, marketing, and providing successful adventure tourism programs and services.