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• View the schedule of courses (click on the link for the term, select Forest Resources as the Course Subject, and then click on Search).
• View the TOL Advising Guide.
• View the TOL Course Availability Guide.
• Go to course syllabi below for selected courses in the TOL major.
• Go here for TOL minor information.

TOL Degree Options

All TOL students complete one of the following three options.

1. Tourism and Commercial Recreation Management (TCRM) focuses on developing and managing a business related to outdoor recreation or tourism. Students will learn general business skills with a focus on recreation and tourism, including:

• Accounting and Finance
• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Resource Management
• Specific applications to recreation and tourism enterprises (e.g., Hospitality and Tourism Marketing, Resort Management, Tourism Information Technology)

Graduates of this option are well-suited for management positions in existing companies or for starting their own business. TCRM Course Checklist

2. International Ecotourism (IE) focuses on the special aspects of nature-based tourism in foreign countries, as well as managing domestic recreation resources for international visitors. Students will:

• Develop language skills
• Use their internship for an international experience
• Develop business skills
• Attain fundamental knowledge of protected-area management
• Discover broader socio-political issues in international tourism

Students who choose this option are preparing for careers as international tour guides and managers, protected-area tourism managers, and tourism policy analysts. IE Course Checklist

3. Outdoor and Experiential Education (OEE) focuses on applying educational theory, techniques, and practice to education in and about the outdoors. Experiential education, as both a teaching and a learning technique, will be emphasized. Students will learn a range of skills relating to:

• Education theory
• Outdoor and adventure education
• Environmental education and interpretation
• Wilderness therapy

Graduates of this option are well-suited for jobs in experiential education, wilderness therapy, environmental interpretation, outdoor schools, and university or community outdoor recreation programs. OEE Course Checklist

Course Syllabi

Interested in what we teach? Downloadable syllabi (PDF format) are available for the following courses:

• HHP/ FOR 199 Practicum
• FOR 371 Eco and Adventure Tourism
• FOR 373 Outdoor and Adventure Education
• FOR 374 Tourism Information Technology
• FOR 375 Principles and Methods of Experiential Education
• FOR 376 Applications of Outdoor Recreation to Special Populations
• FOR 378 Tourism and Recreation Data Analysis
• FOR 410 Internship
• FOR 471 Tourism Impacts
• FOR 472 Tourism Policy and Planning
• FOR 473 Resort Management
• FOR 474 Commercial Recreation Management
• FOR 475 Hospitality and Travel Marketing
• FOR 476 Risk Management for Outdoor Recreation
• FOR 477 Adventure Therapy

The TOL Minor

If you're an OSU-Cascades student doing a major other than TOL, you can do a TOL minor. Check out the course requirements for the TOL minor.

If you're an OSU-Corvallis student and want to do the TOL minor, keep in mind that most of the courses in the minor are only offered at OSU-Cascades in Bend. It may be possible to substitute some courses, but you should still plan to do at least one term in Bend to complete the minor. For more info, email us.

Business Administration and Natural Resource Minors Within the TOL Program

As a TOL student some of your classes can also count towards the completion of a minor in other OSU-Cascades programs. Specifically the BA and Natural Resource minors require classes that are also required by the TOL major. For more information read Minors within TOL and discuss with your TOL advisor.

Scholarship Information

We encourage our students to apply to the many and varied scholarships that are available to TOL students. Examples include:

• OSU Cascades Scholarships
• American Society of Travel Agents
• OSU College of Forestry
• Oregon Student Assistance Commission