College Credit through the University of Utah
The AMGA is extremely proud to announce that its’ introductory level programs have been accepted and approved by the academic committee of the University of Utah. The opportunity now exists such that students of an AMGA course can elect to receive credit from the University of Utah upon completion. These courses are listed within the Parks, Recreation & Tourism Land Based courses in the University’s Catalogue. The University of Utah is the only University currently providing this option to AMGA students.
Academic credit is now available for the following AMGA courses:
- Climbing Wall Instructor Course
- Single Pitch Instructor Course
- Alpine Guides Course
- Rock Instructor Course
- Ski Guides Course
Credit: Each class allows for 3 credits that will yield a letter grade.
Cost: The cost of these 3 credits per course is $140.00.
Different situations exist if a student of one of the above AMGA courses decides to elect the credit option:
- If the student is current at the University of Utah, the class is added into their current transcript.
- If the student is current at another University, the credit becomes transferable assuming their university allows this (typically not an issue).
- If the student is not current with any University, a transcript is kept on file at the University of Utah representing the course or courses taken and letter grade earned. This transcript can then be accessed when needed by the student.
The University of Utah has assigned a course category and number to each of the above courses. The courses are all listed in the PRTL category which is short for, “Parks, Recreation & Tourism – Land Based.” The following is how the courses are listed:
- PRTL 1246 – AMGA Ski Guides Course
- PRTL 1247 – AMGA Rock Instructor Course
- PRTL 1248 – AMGA Alpine Guides Course
- PRTL 1249 – AMGA Climbing Wall Instructor Course
- PRTL 1250 – AMGA Single Pitch Instructor Course
These can be viewed via the online course catalogue for PRTL courses at: http://www.acs.utah.edu/GenCatalog/crsdesc/prtl.html
The advanced level guides courses have been submitted for review and will hopefully be approved for the credit allowance beginning sometime in 2010.
For more information please contact:
Nate Smith, University of Utah Outdoor Recreation Program
email: nate.smith@health.utah.edu
ph: 801.581.8516
To Apply for the Credit Allowance please contact:
Henry Beyer, AMGA Program Director
email: henry@amga.com
ph: 303.271..0984
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