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Earning Your Degree Just Got A Whole Lot More Exciting

Simpson University's Outdoor Leadership Degree Program will prepare you for an exciting leadership career in a wide variety of fields. By offering a broad diversity of outdoor skills and disciplines, you will be ready to meet the demanding challenges that leadership calls for, both indoors and out.

Through a challenging, academically rewarding curriculum, you'll have the opportunity to put your faith into action in the most wondrous setting you can imagine...God's country. You'll transfer your classroom learning into applicable skills in the natural wilderness, where you'll learn first hand how to incorporate outdoor adventure as a vehicle for social and personal change. It's a path that honors stewardship through the beauty and miracle of nature...and one that will help you grow into a confident, capable, Christian leader in your community and in your life.

A Program as Unique as You Are

Whether you're kayaking down rivers, scaling the side of a mountain or taking part in a wilderness rescue course in the Trinity Mountains, the Outdoor Leadership Degree will develop your life skills in leadership, decision making, creative problem solving and group dynamics.

With classes ranging from Visionary Leadership to Snowboarding, Experiential Outdoor Leadership to Backpacking, Entrepreneurship to Wilderness Medical Certification Programs, you will be provided with both the academic and skill acquisition courses you need to build the competencies that will put you in demand. You'll also be empowered with the skill sets to transfer that experience to another career should you decide to change paths later in life. And, if you eventually decide to earn your master's degree, this program will confidently prepare you for that future as well. In other words, the Outdoor Leadership Degree gives you the flexibility and options you deserve. 
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We're Not Kidding...This Really Is God's Country

 

What better place to earn your Outdoor Leadership Degree than beautiful Northern California? Just minutes away from the Cascade Mountain range, Whiskeytown and Shasta Lakes, the Sacramento River, and Lassen Volcanic National Park, Simpson University offers you the perfect setting for your training as an Outdoor Leadership Professional. Yet, while Simpson is in the center of one of the most pristine recreational playgrounds you'll find, you won't have to give up the conveniences of a modern city. That means, mountain peaks and Starbucks, fresh powder and comfortable movie theatres. At Simpson, you can have it all.
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Make a Career...and a Difference

The outdoor industry in the United States serves 136 million people who spend $18 billion each year in the pursuit of outdoor recreation. The need for professionals in the field of outdoor leadership has never been greater, and even more so given our close proximity to a variety of National and State recreation and wilderness areas.

Fortunately, you've come to the right place. Combining leadership proficiency with training in a variety of outdoor recreational skills, graduates of the B.A. in the Outdoor Leadership Program will be prepared for careers in many different fields, including:

• State and National Park Systems
• Camp Administration
• Adventure Based Outdoor Programs
• College and Community Recreation Programs
• Adventure Guiding for NOLS or Outward Bound
• Outdoor Education Instructing
• Running Your Own Adventure Business
• Non-Profit Agencies such as the YMCA

Whatever career path you eventually choose, the Outdoor Leadership Degree will prepare you to make a difference in the lives of those around you. By earning your degree at Simpson, your leadership will become a vehicle for transformation in your community while empowering those you lead to live up to their potential.
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Why Simpson University?

The Academics. The Faculty. The Community.

At Simpson University, you'll grow intellectually through a rigorous curriculum designed to prepare you for the challenges you'll face in your career as a leader. Through it all you'll have the guidance and support of faculty fully committed to your academic and personal success.

Of course, Simpson University is about more than just challenging you intellectually and physically. We'll also challenge you spiritually. At Simpson, you'll be a part of a Christian community that will encourage you to grow in mind, body and spirit, while learning to integrate faith and service into your role as a leader.
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