Ropes Course (COE) - Fall 2025
PE 1662 - Outdoor Leadership in Practice
Improve your leadership skills through hands-on experience and practice. In this course, you will complete some basic leadership assessments that will help you reflect on your leadership style and opportunities for growth. We'll delve into topics like trust-building, communication, agility, inclusion and belonging, and leadership values. This is a lightly physical class that will bring students to beautiful outdoor spaces where we can apply leadership principles through team activities and challenges. Students will visit the Hoffman Challenge Course, Treman State Park and the Cornell Botanic Gardens.
1 CR
S/U NoAud
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18204
LEC
001
R
02:30PM - 04:25PM
09/11/2025 - 10/16/2025
Froncek, S. (scf32)
S
10:00AM - 04:00PM
09/13/2025 - 09/13/2025
Froncek, S. (scf32)
Course fee: $260. This course is a survey of outdoor adventure activities including rock climbing, ziplining, high and low ropes course activities, hiking, and rappelling. Must be relatively comfortable at heights of 20 - 25 feet.
Add Deadline: Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Physical Education courses, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/pe/policies.
PE 1663 - Ropes Course Programming
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.
1 CR
Sat/Unsat
See sections for start dates.
10433
LEC
001
R
04:30PM - 07:30PM
09/11/2025 - 09/11/2025
S
10:00AM - 04:00PM
09/20/2025 - 09/20/2025
S
10:00AM - 04:00PM
10/04/2025 - 10/04/2025
Course fee: $260. No previous experience. Some physical ability required.
Drop Deadline: Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Students will be responsible for the course fee and assessed a $50 late drop fee if they do not drop by the deadline. For policies pertaining to Cornell Outdoor Education courses, including the Fee Waiver Application for a free or reduced course, please visit https://scl.cornell.edu/coe/pe-courses/enrollment-policies.
