Arctic Skills

College of Rural and Community Development
Department of Emergency Services and Public Safety
907-455-2895
www.uaf.edu/rural/

Minor only

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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.

Minor

  1. 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
  2. Minimum credits required--15 credits

* Approved by program manager.