Outdoor ACT Courses/Wilderness Medicine Courses
We offer a variety of outdoor credit-based courses in conjunction with the ASMSU Outdoor Recreation Program. Currently we offer the following outdoor activity courses (All are 1-credit unless indicated): Backpacking, bouldering, intermediate rock climbing, whitewater rafting, avalanche level 1 and 2, backcountry skiing/riding, ice climbing, Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder (2 credits), swiftwater rescue, fly fishing, and cross-country skiing. Find all of our outdoor ACT offerings and course descriptions in MSU's course catalog*: ACT Course Descriptions.
*Wilderness First Aid is listed in the ECP rubric as "ECP 102 Wilderness First Aid"
Spring 2024 Outdoor ACT and Wilderness Medicine Courses:
Dates:
Jan 9-11, 8am to 5pm
Jan 13-15, 8am to 5pm
Location: Gaines 043
Instructor: Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max: 6
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
SOME FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
January 8, 4:30-7:00pm
January 9-10, 7am to 3pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center
Instructor: Lindsay Fixmer
Student max: 8
Notes:
**MANDATORY ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM & FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
Dates:
January 8-11, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Lead Instructor: Dan Sandberg
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Intermediate level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Classroom sessions are Feb 27 & 29 from 4-7pm
Field days are March 3, 9 & 10, 8:30am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Chris Pruden
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Intermediate level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Jan 23, 4-7pm
Jan 25, 4-7pm
Jan 27-28, 8am-5pm
Feb 3, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Dan Sandberg
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Intermediate level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Jan 29, 4-7pm
Jan 31, 4-7pm
Feb 4, 8am-5pm
Feb 10-11, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Dan Sandberg
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Intermediate level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Feb 13, 4-7pm
Feb 15, 4-7pm
Feb 17-19, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Kenzie Carson
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Intermediate level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Feb 20, 4-7pm
Feb 22, 4-7pm
Feb 24-25, 8am-5pm
March 2, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Chris Pruden
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Intermediate level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
March 12-15, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Chris Pruden
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Expert level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Permission of instructor required: you must submit proof of Level 1 completion via email at [email protected] in order to be given approval to register. Also give your date of registration for Spring classes.
Dates:
Mar 26, 4-7pm
Mar 28, 4-7pm
Mar 29-31, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Kenzie Carson
Student max: 12
Pre-requisites: Expert level skiing/riding experience.
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Permission of instructor required: you must submit proof of Level 1 completion via email at [email protected] in order to be given approval to register. Also give your date of registration for Spring classes.
Dates:
Jan 30, 4-7pm
Feb 1, 4-7pm
Feb 3-4, 8am-5pm
Location: Gaines 043
Instructor: Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max: 18
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Feb 20, 4-7pm
Feb 22, 4-7pm
Feb 24-25, 8am-5pm
Location: Gaines 043
Instructor: Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max: 18
Notes:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
*This is being offered as an open-enrollment, non-credit course.
Dates:
April 12, 4-7pm
April 13-14, 8am-5pm
Location: Gaines 043
Instructor: Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max: 18
Dates:
Apr 9, 4-7pm
Apr 11, 4-7pm
Apr 13-14, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Dan Sandberg
Student max: 12
NOTES:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Apr 15, 4-7pm
Apr 17, 4-7pm
Apr 20-21, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Dan Sandberg
Student max: 12
NOTES:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Dates:
Apr 23, 4-7pm
Apr 25, 4-7pm
Apr 27-28, 8am-5pm
Location: Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln Street
Instructor: Dan Sandberg
Student max: 6
NOTES:
**MANDATORY PRE-COURSE ONLINE LEARNING AND ATTENDANCE AT ALL CLASSROOM AND FIELD SESSIONS.
COURSE MEETS AT THE OUTDOOR RECREATION BUILDING.
FIELD SESSIONS ARE OFF CAMPUS.
Fall 2023 Outdoor ACT and Wilderness Medicine Courses:
Dates:
Aug 31, 4-7pm
Sept 2-4 (mandatory off-campus field outing)
Location:
Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln St.
Instructor:
Kenzie Carson
Student max:
15
Notes:
If this course is full, please join the waitlist. For help with the waitlist project, please go to: http://www.montana.edu/registrar/waitlisting.html
Dates:
Oct 10 and 12, 4-7pm
Oct 14-15, 8am-5pm
Location:
Gaines 043
Instructor:
Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max:
18
Notes:
If this course is full, please join the waitlist. For help with the waitlist project, please go to: http://www.montana.edu/registrar/waitlisting.html
Dates:
Oct. 24 and 26, 4-7pm
Oct 28-29, 8am-5pm
Location:
Gaines 043
Instructor:
Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max:
18
Notes:
If this course is full, please join the waitlist. For help with the waitlist project, please go to: http://www.montana.edu/registrar/waitlisting.html
Dates:
Oct 31 and Nov 2: 4pm-7pm
Nov 4-5, 8am-5pm
Location:
Gaines 043
Instructor:
Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max:
18
Notes:
If this course is full, please join the waitlist. For help with the waitlist project, please go to: http://www.montana.edu/registrar/waitlisting.html
*This course is also available as a non-credit offering. To sign up for this course, click the button below:
Summer 2023 Outdoor ACT and Wilderness Medicine Courses:
Dates:
May 15-18 and May 20-23 from 8am-5pm
Location:
Outdoor Recreation Center, 1401 W Lincoln St.
Instructor:
Oakley Wurzweiler
Student max:
8
Notes:
*Approximately 20 hours of asynchronous online learning is required prior to in-person sessions*
If this course is full, please join the waitlist. For help with the waitlist project, please go to: http://www.montana.edu/registrar/waitlisting.html