PE 1663

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PE 1663
Ropes Course Programming

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Students learn and apply the technical, safety, leadership and facilitation skills essential to safe and effective ropes course programming. Technical skills such as knot tying, challenge course belaying, and more will be taught during this course. Students will learn low ropes team integration activities as well as high ropes facilitation skills. This course can contribute towards the completion of the CU Leadership Minor. The course will be taught at the Hoffman Challenge Course, with transportation provided.


Fees Course fee: $200 for instruction.

Last 4 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SU, 2024SP

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies one PE requirement if taken as PE. First class is required, students must attend all classes to receive PE credit. 

Comments No previous experience. Some physical ability required. For important information about the course (dates, drop deadline, supplies list, etc.) please visit the Cornell Outdoor Education website.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1152 PE 1663   LEC 003

    • S
    • Jun 21, 2025

    • Froncek, S

      McLaughlin, A

    • Su
    • Jul 12 - Jul 26, 2025

    • Froncek, S

      McLaughlin, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    The course will be taught at the Hoffman Challenge Course, with transportation provided. Please note due to the US holiday, Saturday July 5 there will not be class held. Class dates include: 6/21, 6/28 and 7/12.

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1721 PE 1663   LEC 001

  •  
    • R
    • Jun 26, 2025

    • Froncek, S

    • SSu
    • Jun 28 - Jun 29, 2025

    • Froncek, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.

Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  1722 PE 1663   LEC 002

  •  
    • R
    • Jul 17, 2025

    • Froncek, S

    • SSu
    • Jul 19 - Jul 20, 2025

    • Froncek, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.