PE 1613

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PE 1613
Wilderness Survival Skills

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Learn what you can do to feel comfortable spending a night alone in the backcountry with limited resources. This course covers general backcountry safety, shelters, signaling, water and food procurement, navigation, and fire starting, as well as nature observation skills and local natural history. 

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Fees Course fee: $295 for instruction/travel and food.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE.

Comments For more information about the course, please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website. 

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 11800 PE 1613   LEC 001

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    • W
    • Apr 10, 2024

    • Leeming, C

    • S
    • Apr 13 - Apr 20, 2024

    • Leeming, C

    • S
    • Apr 27, 2024
    • Su
    • Apr 28, 2024

    • Leeming, C

  • Course Fee: $295. The first class meeting will be held on campus in Bartels Hall, room B01. Other classes will first meet at Bartels Hall and then travel to other areas around Ithaca, NY. Transportation is provided to classes off campus. Class does include overnight trip.
    Drop Deadline: Monday, January 22, 2024. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.