OREC at Colorado Mesa University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate OREC coursework.

• OREC 104Orienteeringopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• OREC 105Backpackingopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• OREC 112Rock Climbing IIopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• OREC 305Outdoor Industry Businessopens 1 course (1 directly)
• OREC 312Swiftwater Rescue Techniques and Theoryopens 1 course (1 directly)
• OREC 313Rock Climbing Instructor and Rope Rescueopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate OREC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 19 OREC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 5 more OREC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on OREC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in OREC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at OREC 405

  1. OREC 105Backpacking
  2. OREC 104Orienteering
  3. OREC 315Professional Outdoor Guide
  4. OREC 405Outdoor Recreation Leadership, Programming, Education, and Assessment

• 3 courses deep, ending at OREC 313

  1. KINA 111Rock Climbing
  2. OREC 112Rock Climbing II
  3. OREC 313Rock Climbing Instructor and Rope Rescue

• 3 courses deep, ending at OREC 400

  1. OREC 205Foundations of Outdoor Recreation Industry Studies
  2. OREC 305Outdoor Industry Business
  3. OREC 400Outdoor Industry Project Management

• 2 courses deep, ending at OREC 311

  1. OREC 135Backcountry Winter Travel
  2. OREC 311Avalanche Rescue Techniques and Theory

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for OREC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under OREC yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

OREC does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Colorado Mesa campus feed.