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Cornell Outdoor Education

PE Courses

Campers around a campfire

COE offers a wide range of courses for any experience level. These courses are open to the whole Cornell community. Explore courses by semester below.

Cornell Outdoor Education (COE) is part of the Physical Education Department, but operates differently than other units on campus in some key ways.

Enrollment Policies

  • The drop deadline(s) for our courses are MUCH earlier than the University’s. Please check carefully when you enroll in your course with COE. If you do not drop by the deadline, you will be responsible for the course fee and a $50 late drop fee. This deadline is listed on all course pages on the COE website, and in your student center when you enroll.
  • All of our courses are Pass/Fail, based on attendance and participation. Please check your individual course page on the COE website for its attendance requirement to pass.
  • You can add any COE course that still has space up until the day it starts. You can add in student center during pre-enroll or add/drop, or by emailing the COE registrar: coed@cornell.edu.
  • The first day of any COE course is always required.

Fall PE Courses

Winter Courses

Spring PE Courses

Summer PE Courses

You can come in person to B01, Bartels Hall (554 Campus Road, in the basement) or you can email us at coed@cornell.edu for questions or to enroll.