PE 1613

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  • Schedule of Classes - June 25, 2025 6:08PM EDT

PE 1613
Wilderness Survival Skills

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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.


Fees REF-FA25 Course fee, $325. For instruction/travel and food. All camping equipment included.

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one field studies.

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10320 PE 1613   LEC 001

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    • W
    • Sep 10, 2025

    • Leeming, C

    • S
    • Sep 13 - Sep 27, 2025

    • Leeming, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Course fee: $325. All camping equipment and food is included. 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, New York. Transportation is provided to classes off campus.
    Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 3, 2025. 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.

  • 10435 PE 1613   FLD 801

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    • SSu TBA
    • Oct 4 - Oct 5, 2025

    • Leeming, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Class includes one overnight trip (10/04/25 until 10/05/25) in the Finger Lakes region leaving from Bartels Hall at 10:00am on Saturday.