Mar 13, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HPE 290 - Effective Instruction of Outdoor Pursuit Activities


Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No
2 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 2-0-0
Prerequisites: HPE 110  and HPE 120 .

Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Outdoor Pursuit Activities. Activities in this category may include hiking, backpacking, orienteering, geocaching, wall/rock climbing, low or high ropes course, climbing towers, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain bike riding, or equestrian trail riding. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.