REC 47600 Wilderness Institute

This pass/fail course is an intensive off site training through experiential programs with emphasis in wilderness backcountry skills; leadership and expedition behavior; risk assessment, management and decision making; and environmental studies, ethics, and leave no trace practices. This course can be satisfied by enrolling in any standard NOLS course. Fifty contact hours must be completed per credit hour. NOLS courses are considered 10 contact hours per day. Students must attain a NOLS grade of C or above in all four of the core areas to receive a passing grade.

Credits

1-6

Prerequisite

BSC 24400 or NPA 20001 or REC 20600.

Offered

Intermittently.