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Study Abroad - Programs
Winter 2003
Adirondacks, USA
Dates TBA

Program Overview

If you’re interested in learning backcountry travel and winter camping skills, come to the Adirondack Mountains this Winter Session.

Outdoor Adventure Leadership provides students the opportunity to learn techniques and leadership concepts for the outdoors. You’ll get first-hand experience with snow-shoeing, emergency shelter construction, cooking and navigation during a week-long expedition to the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. The trip will be scheduled for the fourth week of Winter Session.

Preparation for the trip will include on-campus lectures and discussions about decision-making, self-reliance, group dynamics, and skills needed for safe winter camping and backcountry travel.

Please note:The program fee covers equipment rental, housing, on-trail food and transportation.

Courses
Students must enroll in all courses for credit and a grade; pass/fail and audit registration is not permitted.

Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for prior approval (before departure).

All students must enroll in 3 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.

HESC371 - Outdoor Adventure Leadership (3 cr.)
Provides students the opportunity to learn techniques and leadership concepts for the outdoors. There is special application to outdoor adventure activities and backcountry travel. The concepts of decision-making, self-reliance, group dynamics, backcountry travel and winter camping skills are stressed.
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We encourage freshmen to apply! For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including a deposit, one transcript (non-University of Delaware students only), and one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by telephone.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. See here for an overview of the acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we recommend moving your application and deposit to another program (by emailing your request to studyabroad@udel.edu).

Adirondacks, USA Program Costs
Participants in the Adirondacks, USA program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Winter Session and the program fee. The program fee usually covers round-trip airfare, housing, and all excursions but does not include transportation to/from the group's initial departure airport. Your specific program fee may or may not include these and other items, check with the faculty director for details.

A $100 deposit towards the program fee must be paid by no later than October 4, 2002 , although we recommend that you pay your deposit within three working days of submitting your application. The deposit is non-refundable if you are admitted into the program. The program acceptance list will be available approximately two weeks later. See below for additional program fee and tuition payment deadlines.

UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.

  DE Resident Non-DE Resident
Final Tuition based on current year 633 1824
Final Program Fee 195 195
UD Registration & Activities Fee 20 20
Final Total 848 2039

Please note that final program fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final program fees may be increased due to airline taxes, fuel surcharges, exchange rates, or changes in the group size.

Scholarships
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. For more details and to apply for a scholarship, go to our scholarships page (and be sure to submit scholarship materials by the deadlines).
Deadlines
All payments and application materials are due by 5:00pm on the dates listed below:
  • Application and $100 deposit deadline: October 4, 2002
  • Final program fee balance due: October 22, 2003
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: December 12, 2002
Contact Information
Roger Spacht
Faculty Director
29 Carpenter Sports Building
Phone:(302) 831-8611
Email: rspacht@udel.edu