Bachelor of Science in Outdoor Leadership (B.S.)
Program Options: Major and Minor
The purpose of the Outdoor Leadership program is to develop students who will facilitate outdoor experiences to grow people in Christ-likeness, for the sake of others, to the glory of God. The minor is not about recreation; it is about re-creation. It is not about survival skills; it is about thrival skills.
There isn't a more beautiful place in the world than Colorado. The Outdoor Leadership program, offered through the School of Business and Leadership, takes C.L.A.S.S. outside to pursue these goals: Character formation, Leadership development, Authentic Community, Skill acquisition, Spiritual transformation
Outdoor Leadership at CCU
Terrain and setting matter to God. He has always used outdoor settings to test people, expose unbelief, birth a vision, develop leaders, and reveal Himself. It was on mountains that God gave the law to Moses, Jesus gave the Great Commission, and the Apostle John received his vision of the New Jerusalem. The biblical and theological basis for outdoor leadership will motivate and mobilize you to powerfully share your outdoor passions with others. Choose from a wide variety of outdoor skills courses that integrate faith while using the experiential learning process that occurs outdoors.
You pay the same tuition rate whether you take 12 or 18 credit hours. So even if you are not interested in earning the entire major or minor, why not round out your education by taking a few outdoor leadership courses and learn in God's great outdoors? Come to Colorado, and elevate your life!
What can you do with a degree in outdoor leadership?
- Outdoor/Wilderness Guide
- Challenge Course Instructor
- Camp Staff
- Entrepreneurial Ventures
- Graduate Studies
Interesting Classes You Might Take
- Backcountry Skills and Spiritual Transformation
- Management Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Wilderness First Responder Certification
Course Catalog
About the School of Business and Leadership
The School of Business and Leadership follows a practitioner-professor model; every professor has been successful in business, with many of them still owning and running their businesses part-time as they teach. Close connection to the workplace ensures they stay relevant and incorporate the latest business wisdom and trends as well as understand what employers are seeking. Employers are our customers while students are our clients whom we are preparing for success.
Our professors have accumulated decades of business experience and academic credentials, working in law firms, Fortune 500 companies, high-tech companies, small firms, and entrepreneurship endeavors. Some accomplishments include running communications for the Olympics in Beijing, amassing a real small estate empire, building their own Financial Management company that invests more than $30 million, and one professor who has started more than ten new businesses. Our professors have connections that can provide networking opportunities to help you get the most out of your experience at CCU.