Arctic Skills
College of Rural and Community Development
Department of Emergency Services and Public Safety
907-455-2895
www.uaf.edu/rural/
Minor only
The minor in arctic skills is designed for anyone who lives and works in a northern climate and wishes to learn to cope with the outdoor arctic environment.
Students who complete this minor also earn a state of Alaska EMTI certificate and may prepare to take the FAA written exam for partial fulfillment of the private pilot certificate requirements.
- Complete the following:
AVTY F100--Private Pilot Ground School (4)
or AVTY F111--Fundamentals of Aviation (3)--3 - 4 credits
AVTY F231--Arctic Survival (3)
or EMS F257--Arctic Survival (3)--3 credits
EMS F170--EMT: Emergency Medical Technician I--6 credits
Approved electives*--3 - 4 credits - Minimum credits required--15 credits
* Approved by program manager.