Outdoor Education Registration Help Page

Registration Materials:
New: View the 2008-2009, Northland College Catalog as a PDF File
Current: View the 2006-2008, Northland College Catalog as a PDF File
New: View the Fall, 2008 Timetable of Classes (As of 8/22/08- at 3:45 p.m.)
New: Open/Closed Course List: Fall, 2008 (As of 8/22/08)
New: Open/Closed Course List: Spring, 2008 (As of 3/14/08)
New: View the Summer, 2008 Timetable of Classes (As of 3/10/08)
View the Winter/Spring, 2008 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 12/10/07)
Open/Closed List, Winter, 2008 (As of 12/10/07)
Current: Northland College Liberal Education Requirements: 2006-2008
Northland College Liberal Education Requirements: 2004-2006
New: Instructions For P.R.O. (Paperless Registration Online)
New: Instructions for Dropping and Wait-listing on the Bridge
New: Four Year Academic Program Planning Template
New: Resources for Students

Forms Download Center:
Special Student Registration Form
Schedule Planning Work Sheet
Major/Minor Declaration Form
Major/Minor codes
Add/Drop Form
Course Substitution Form

Catalog Archive:
View the 2004-2006 Northland College Catalog, PDF Version

Timetable Archive:
View the Summer/Fall, 2007 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 8/20/07--10:00 a.m.)
View the Winter/Spring, 2007 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 12/22/06)
View the Summer/Fall, 2006 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 8/29/06)
View the Winter/Spring, 2006 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 12/5/05)
View the Summer/Fall, 2005 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 9/2/05 @ 9:00 a.m.)
View the Winter/Spring 2005 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 1/06/05)
View the Fall, 2004-2005 Timetable of Classes as a PDF (As of 8/25/04)
View the Summer, 2004 Timetable of Classes as a PDF

Archived Registration Materials:
Fall, 2007 Open/Closed Course List (As of 8/20/07)
Open/Closed List, Spring, 2007 (As of 4/17/07)
Open/Closed List, Winter, 2007 (As of 12/22/06)
Open Closed List- Fall, 2006 (As of 8/29/06)
Open Closed List - Winter 2005-06 (As of 12/8/05)
Open Closed List - Spring 2005-06 (As of 12/5/05)
View the Fall, 2005 Open/Closed Course List (As of 9/1/05)
Winter/Spring 2005 Open/Closed Course List, Updated, 1/06/05

Introduction

It is the purpose of this page to assist you, as a new or returning student, with program planning and schedule development. Start by acquiring a Northland College Catalog and Timetable of Courses for the semester in question. The catalog which was current at the time of your admission to Northland will continue to apply until the time of your graduation. You do have the option of petitioning to finish your program under a subsequent catalog if it seems to your advantage to do so. This process must be initiated by you.

We strongly recommend that you save all timetables. This will help you to determine the semesters and years that courses will be offered in the future. This advice applies, in particular, to courses offered in alternate years.

Program Planning

Northland College Virtual Course Catalog

To date, the Northland College Outdoor Education Program has been engaged in a constant process of fine-tuning our course offerings and semester schedules in an effort to solve problems with scheduling conflicts. While this is being done with the interests of our students in mind, it does complicate the process of developing a four year plan. In spite of this difficulty, we strongly recommend that you develop a "running" four year plan for your academic program.

Every outdoor education major must take one or the other of the two junior blocks (fall and winter). For this reason the junior block programs should be a planning focal point. Each has pre-requisites and, in turn, acts as a pre-requisite for senior capstone classes. Even though you may be uncertain as to which of the outdoor education majors you'd like to declare, narrowing it down to two possibilities may allow you to choose the appropriate junior block and plan accordingly. The prompt selection of a junior block is especially crucial for transfer students. If you are a transfer student, you should attempt to register for block pre-requisites as soon as possible. To learn more about the junior block programs, consult the Course Descriptions Page, the Winter Block Syllabus Page, and the Fall Block Syllabus Page.

The pre-requisites for the blocks are as follows:

Fall Block: Junior standing, OED 361 Interpretive Program Design or EDU 305 Art of Teaching I, and GSC 120 Physical Geology

Winter Block: Junior Standing, OED 221 Group Process and Communication or PSY 303 Lifespan Developmental Psychology or PSY 315 Introduction to Counseling or PGS 115 Introduction to Peace Studies, OED 279 Access and Diversity, and skiing proficiency

The Introduction to Outdoor Education class is strictly optional but highly recommended for new students. Participation in this class will bring you together with other, new, outdoor education majors, will help you to resolve any uncertainties about correct selection of a major, and will provide you an excellent introduction to the outdoor education field.

In order to organize your planning so as to avoid sequencing and timing problems, we suggest that you consider customizing your catalog by looking through your major/minor programs and identifying and marking alternate year classes (Consult the catalog course descriptions. They should end with notations such as; "fall term" or; "fall term, 2001 and alternate years.") and making the following notations next to each:

	The academic years in which these courses will be offered during your four year cycle here
	The semesters in which each course is offered (i.e.- fall, winter, spring)
	List any pre-requisites (Look for notations re. pre-requisites in the catalog course descriptions or the course information listed in the timetable of courses.)
	Check to see whether these pre-requisites are alternate year courses and when offered, etc.
	Mark the alternate year courses offered during the same semester as the junior block you have chosen. This may reveal that, since the course is offered only twice during your time here, one of those times may be during your junior block. If this is true, you will have only one opportunity to take that class. It is essential that you register to take that class during that one opportunity (and take care of any pre-requisites beforehand!).
	Another tight spot for outdoor education majors is the spring semester. Consider marking all required spring courses. You may be surprised to find that you will not be able to waste any spring terms. Again, make note of pre-requisites.

We know that what we are describing sounds like a great deal of work, but we assure you that it will be worth your time because it will save you future headaches. Further, the number of alternate years courses has been reduced to a very few.

Questions? Go to the Outdoor Education Faculty Page to e-mail our professors.

Schedule Building

Plan on using your advisor as an information resource, problem solver, and program/schedule editor. This means that it is your responsibility to build the basic schedule for each term. If you have no idea how to begin the process, by all means, make an appointment to see your advisor prior to the registration period. Otherwise, you will want to develop a schedule with some alternative choices (against the possibility of course closures) before making an appointment to see your advisor. Please, make an appointment to see your advisor as opposed to dropping by and expecting your advisor to sign your schedule sight unseen.

The following may help you to build your schedule:

	Your Timetable of Classes will include a "planning worksheet" page which allows you to chart your schedule (in pencil) as you work. Using this page will help you to avoid time conflicts. As you fill in the worksheet, be sure to record the departmental abbreviation, course number + section, and credits for each class in the space provided at the top of the page. Doing this as you work will save you time in the long run.
	When selecting classes, look for attached labs. This is particularly true of, but not exclusive to, the sciences.
	Try to mix courses for your major with liberal education courses and electives.
	Focus on pre-requisites during the early stages of your program.
	When selecting liberal education courses, make sure they are either listed under the appropriate category in the Liberal Education/Special Requirements Checklist & Course Options list in the timetable or are designated as satisfying a particular lib. ed. requirement in a notation under the course listing in the body of the timetable.
	When selecting liberal education courses, look for classes which will also satisfy requirements of your major or minor.

Questions? Go to the Outdoor Education Faculty Page to e-mail our professors.

Program Notes

General

Freshmen and Sophomores are welcome in any O.ED. course numbered less than 300.

The Adventure Education Major

Adventure Education majors must keep an "outdoor leadership log" in which they will document 50 days of outdoor leadership experience over the course of their undergraduate programs.

View and Print the Leadership Log as a PDF

Questions? Go to the Outdoor Education Faculty Page to e-mail our professors.