York Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living courses offered by the Health and Human Performance Department at York College prepare students for survival skills and a dash of fun while staying in the outdoors. Outdoor Living courses are offered yearly.

Each semester,York College's Health and Human Performance Department offers courses in which students can engage in outdoor life. Four times a year students have the option to register for a one-credit course that may change the way they view the outdoors.  Listed below are the outdoor living courses offered at York and the corresponding semester:

• Hiking in the Adirondack Mountains Upstate New York - Spring Semester (April or May) PE 178
• Canoeing either in CT or DE - Summer Session I (June) PE 170
• Backpacking and Hiking in the Adirondack Mountains Upstate New York - Fall Semester (September or October) PE 279
• Skiing in Vermont - Winter Session (January) PE 179

Outdoor living classes are not exclusive to Health and Human Performance majors. Any student at York College can register for these courses. Whether it is a matter of receiving one credit for graduation or your affinity for the outdoors, learning how to do things right to survive in the wild, on water, or on snow, while having fun.

For more information please contact:

Department of Health and Human Performance

YORK HPE Complex

Telephone: 718-262-5100