At Southern Utah University you are within half a day’s drive of 11 national parks, national monuments, and recreation areas, and within 100 miles of Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park and the Pine View Mountains. This means you are never far from incredible wilderness experiences where you can practice the skills that are at the core of your Outdoor Recreation bachelor’s degree program.

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10 ESSENTIALS OF
AN OUTDOOR
RECREATION
MAJOR

2. 1. Introduction to Outdoor
Recreation
If you are thinking about being an Outdoor
Recreation Major, then take Introduction to Outdoor
Recreation. It's every course condensed and
combined into one so it'll give you a good idea what
the major will be like.

3. 2. On-campus classes
(not online)
Most of the classes are hands on so you’ll
want to be there in person.

4. 3. Sign up for clubs
You’ll have enough free time to finish homework
and do extra-curricular activities.

5. 4. Get a job
You can apply to work in the Outdoor Recreation
Center or look for in-town jobs that can give you
more experience.

6. 5. Plan your schedule wisely
Most classes are held once a week and are
4 hours long. Spread them out over the
week so you don’t overkill it in one day.

7. 6. Take a skill course
There are options from canyoneering to
snowboarding and are only 1 credit so they’re
easy to fit in your schedule.

8. 7. Take the Leadership class and
Risk Management in different
semesters
They overlap a lot.

9. 8. Get an internship
There a tons available with SUU Outdoors
(they only hire in April) and IIC offers
summer and full-time paid internships. You
can work with the Forest Service, fight fires,
be a ranger, be a wildlife technician, work in
many different national parks and more.

10. 9. Plan to have homework
The skill classes don’t have a lot of extra work but
administration classes require a lot of reading and
papers.

11. 10. Do what you love
It’s okay to switch your major as you try to
figure out what you want to do. Phenix
Johnson started with a different major until
she realized her hobby could be her career.
Now Johnson is doing what she loves.

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