Adventure Guiding Certificate

Core Competencies

• TGA - 100 Guiding Skills 1
• TGA - 101 Interpretation
• TGA - 103 Sea Kayaking 1
• TGA - 106 Sea Kayaking 2
• TGA - 110 Guiding Skills 2
• TGA - 111 Wilderness First Aid
• TGA - 700 Work Placement
• NAU - 016 Restricted Operator Certificate-Maritime *
• TCS - 010 SuperHost Foundations of Service Quality *
• TFS - 010 FoodSafe Level I *

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• *Note-These courses are all scheduled with reserved sections for the Adventure Guiding program - no separate course registration is necessary.  

Field Skill Options

Field skill course availability and delivery model based on enrolment; registration for the Field Skill Option choices are done individually with a permission form completed in consultation with Adventure Guiding Faculty

Two field skill electives totaling 4 credits are required to meet program requirements. Students may choose additional field skill electives, in which case additional charges will be incurred.

• TGA - 102 Wildlife Viewing
• TGA - 104 River Rafting 1
• TGA - 105 Canoeing
• TGA - 107 Sailing
• TGA - 108 Mountain Skills 1
• TGA - 109 Winter Mountain Travel 1
• TGA - 112 Rock Skills 1
• TGA - 114 River Rafting 2
• TGA - 131 Field Specialty Option 1 (Please discuss with coordinator)
• TGA - 132 Field Specialty Option 2 (Please discuss with coordinator)

Applied Theory

• THM - 211 Sustainable Tourism Industry
• THM - 225 Cross Cultural Tourism

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• THM - 100 The Tourism Industry or
• THM - 212 Tourism and Hospitality Law and Ethics

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• ENG - 160 Effective Organizational Writing or
• ENG - 115 Essay Writing and Critical Analysis