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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental skills and knowledge of rock climbing. The course will cover proper use and care of equipment, basic knots, movement on rock, belaying, rappelling, climbing classifications, and climbing related Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics and techniques. (Additional fee required).
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students an introduction to the fundamental skills and knowledge of backpacking. Students will learn about proper clothing, equipment and use, sheltering, cooking, travel techniques, safety, and Leave No Trace ethics. This course may be repeated for credit. (Additional fee and field trip required.)
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the practice of advanced wilderness medical techniques and protocols for situations requiring extended patient care and management in remote, backcountry, or wilderness environments with limited resources. SOLO Wilderness First Responder Certification offered with successful completion. (Course fee required.)
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1.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental skills and knowledge of backcountry skiing, including proper winter attire and equipment use and care, travel techniques, winter safety, and environmental awareness. (Additional fee required)
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1.00 Credits
This course provides students an introduction to the fundamental skills and knowledge of snowshoeing. Students will learn about proper winter clothing, equipment and use, travel techniques, winter safety, and environmental awareness. (Additional fee required)
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1.00 Credits
This course provides students an introduction to the fundamental skills and knowledge of winter camping. Students will learn about proper winter clothing, equipment and use, sheltering, cooking, travel techniques, winter safety, and environmental awareness. (Additional fee and field trip required.)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a foundation to outdoor skills in specialized backcountry environments. Topics covered include specialized travel techniques, navigation, teaching, decision making/problem solving, Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics, and environment specific camping skills, specialized equipment and clothing selection and use. (Additonal fee and field trip required.)
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses wildlands (national parks, wilderness, and special places), through the lenses of the humanities and the associated social movements and historical contexts, institutions, and cultural implications of the conservation and preservation of wild America.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides an experiential approach in addressing the planning, logistics, and safety and risk management needed to design and implement outdoor expeditions. Emphasis is on development of leadership through sound judgment, decision-making, while instructing in backcountry/wilderness environments. (Additional fee and field trip required.)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a combination of theoretical background and technical aspects of leading and managing groups in a vertical environment and emphasizes hands-on skill development such as: rope systems, anchors, rappelling and belaying, protection placement, lead climbing, site management, risk management, related emergency procedures, and Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics. (Addtional fee and field trips required)
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