PE Classes

W&L's Outing Club offers lots of exciting ways to complete the PE requirement needed for graduation. If you like being outdoors, check out these fun classes and register on Webadvisor!

PE 174: Backpacking

This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity to develop fundamental knowledge and skills for backpacking in wilderness areas. Students will gain knowledge and skills necessary for safe, low-impact camping.

PE 180: Wilderness Leadership

This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity to develop fundamental knowledge and skills for leading and teaching field-base programs. Students will gain knowledge and skills necessary for safe, low-impact backcountry travel.

PE 181 Paddling Fundamentals

Students will gain knowledge combined with hard and soft skill practice necessary for safely participating in water environments from calm water up to Class III rapids. Technical skill topics will include the following: overview of safety equipment (helmets, PFDs, paddles, throw bags, floatation and whistle), reading moving water, hazard identification, wet/dry exit and recovery techniques, whitewater self-defense skills and basic haul systems.

PE 195 Rock Climbing

This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity to develop fundamental knowledge and skills for setting up Rock Climbing anchors, belaying techniques and rappelling situations. Students will gain knowledge and skills necessary for safe, efficient On-Rock experiences.

PE 195 Ropes Course Facilitation

In this course students will gain technical and soft skills necessary for programming safe, efficient and meaningful challenge course experiences. Using current industry standards participants will receive training in technical course skills including equipment fitting and maintenance, element set-up/break down, safety policies and procedures for each element, belaying skills and emergency rescue plan.

PE 195 Scuba

This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity to explore the underwater world of SCUBA Diving. This will include classroom, pool session and open water components.