Since 1980 NOLS and the University of Utah have partnered to offer college credit to NOLS students. This credit is administered by the University’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (PRT), one of the few fully accredited programs of its type west of the Mississippi. Additionally, some NOLS courses offer credit through the University’s Biology
Department.
If you’d like to earn college credit please complete and return the attached Registration Form, with payment of $70.00 per credit hour, payable to NOLS at least 10 days prior to your course start date. The optional college credit fees are in addition to the course tuition. Registration forms submitted after the course will not be accepted. There is no exception to this guideline.
Complete the following steps at least ten days prior to your course start date:
1) Complete and return the University of Utah College Credit Registration Form to NOLS. (This registration is on pages 5 and 6 of this form, or may be found online under our academic credit link: www.nols.edu.)
2) Submit payment of $70.00 per credit hour payable to NOLS. ( NOTE: The cost per credit is subject to change approximately every two years.)
Abbreviated descriptions of University of Utah courses offered through http://www.nols.edu/credit/uofu.shtml> on the University of
Utah College Credit page on the NOLS website.
To receive an official transcript, or have one sent to your school, you must make a request directly to the University of
Utah. Transcripts are not available until after the close of the term in which your course occurs. Please refer to the chart below.
You’ll find the instructions to request your transcript online here: http://www.nols.edu/alumni/contact/transcripts.shtml
NOLS Course Start Date
December 29 – March 31
April 1 – August 15
Transcript Availability Date
July 1
September 30
August 16 – December 28 February 10
will only be accommodated if they are made in advance of your course start date.
Please contact the NOLS registrar at registrar@nols.edu with any requests or questions.
Many colleges and universities will accept the transfer of the University of Utah credit available for a NOLS course. A list of schools that NOLS has pre-arranged agreements with is available online at: www.nols.edu.
Other schools make decisions regarding credit transfer on an individual basis. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for the transfer of credit. Students are encouraged to make these arrangements prior to taking a NOLS course; this can prevent disappointment later. uut.cc.info.reg 14 rev. 01/30/2014
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High school graduates or the equivalent may register for University of Utah college credit. Current high school students must have completed their junior year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above, and must submit an official transcript with their registration form to verify their status.
Policy for Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism ( PRT ) graduate credit earned on National Outdoor
Leadership School (NOLS) courses: (PRT 6050- Environmental Ethics, Leave No Trace, and Leadership, PRT 6051-
Group Leadership Techniques, PRT 6052- Wilderness Skills Practicum and Leadership, and PRT 6043-Wilderness Risk
Assessment and Management and Decisions-Making, PRT 6054 Outdoor Educator.
The University of Utah grade will be composed of 80% of the grade based on the NOLS expedition student evaluation. The other 20% of the grade is based on a specific paper, written post-course, and graded by a professor at the University of Utah.
Papers are generally APA format, 10 pages long, and are expected to meet entry-level graduate student writing standards.
Indicate on page 5 of the registration form that you are pursuing graduate credit, include your e-mail address and detailed information will be sent to you.
Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT)
Please note that you will receive WFR ( only certain semesters ) or WEMT (Wilderness Medicine & Rescue Semester only) training as part of your semester regardless of whether you register and pay the additional fee for the credits.
If you withdraw from college credit registration prior to the start of your NOLS course the registration fee will be refunded to you minus a $25 processing fee.
Students who separate from their NOLS course while in progress may be awarded college credit based on the duration and quality of their participation. Credit for separated students is awarded at the discretion of the NOLS branch staff and instructors. The expense for any college credit not awarded to a separated student will be refunded, minus a $25 processing fee.
The University of Utah and the National Outdoor Leadership School are entirely separate entities, and no agency or employee relationship exists between them. The University’s responsibility is to a prior review of course content and instructor qualification to insure appropriate academic relevance and competence and exercises no responsibility or authority over the conduct of the instructors or other employees or agent of NOLS.
Contact: NOLS Registrar
Phone: 800-710-6657 Ext. 2240
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Full course syllabi can be found online at : http://www.nols.edu/courses/credit/uofu.shtml
BIO 1970-070: Concepts in Biology: Natural History of Regional Ecosystems
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ENVST 3011: Environmental Studies, Leave No Trace, and Leadership
This environmental studies course supports the mastery of "Leave No Trace" principles and development of the teaching and social skills necessary to effectively pass these ethics on to others. This is accomplished in an independent learning community immersed in a remote wilderness environment. (2 credits)
PRT 3041: Natural Resources Learning: Group Leadership Techniques
Students learn and practice advanced levels of outdoor leadership. Areas of emphasis include high accountability standards, communications, group organization, teamwork, and expedition ethics. (2, 3 or 4 credits)
PRT 3042: Natural Resources Learning: Wilderness Skills Practicum and Leadership
Teaches safety and environmental care within the context of thorough competence in wilderness travel fundamentals. Students learn the skills to travel through the backcountry safely. Practicum areas are mountaineering, caving, sailing, winter snow travel, sea kayaking, canoeing, river travel, climbing, horse packing, and backpacking. (2 credits for each skill covered)
PRT 3043: Natural Resources Learning: Risk Assessment and Management, and Decision-Making on
Land, Water or Snow
Students learn and practice assessing and managing risks related to weather, climate, travel, and the human factor. Decisionmaking foundation, theory and communication are practiced. Risk assessment is evaluated on land, water and snow. (2, 3 or 4 credits for each landscape covered)
PRT 3044: Natural Resources Learning: Outdoor Educator
Uses a wilderness field setting to specifically emphasize the individual student’s development as an outdoor leader and teacher through learning from and observing senior instructors and then applying these lessons as field instructors and leaders in turn.
(2 credits)
PRT 3045: Natural Resources Learning: Expedition Planning
Students learn wilderness expedition planning emphasizing route and navigation planning, emergency planning, food rations and healthy living planning, and planning for small community living. (2 credits)
PRT 3960-075: Cultural Studies: Immersion Practicum in International Cross Cultural Issues and Sustainable
Tourism
HEDU 3980-001: Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
This course will give you the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations and is the training required of NOLS instructors. WFR instructors will assign the course grade as follows: 20% based on skills demonstrated and
80% based on your score on a written exam. (3 credits)
HEDU 5980-01 Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician (WEMT) The Wilderness EMT (WEMT) course is a nationally recognized program that trains participants to respond to emergencies in urban, rural, disaster, and wilderness environments. The 200-hour course integrates an urban EMT-Basic course and a Wilderness First Responder course into a single program. (9 credits) uut.cc.info.reg 14 rev. 01/30/2014
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This chart indicates the University of Utah courses and number of credits offered for each NOLS course. Students may register for any number of U UT courses up to the total offered. UUT course descriptions follow this chart.
NOLS Course
Total
Credits
Biology
BIO 1970-
070
16 2
16 2
Alaska
Amazon
Australia
Baja
Spring or
Fall
East Africa
Spring or
Fall
Borders
India
Spring or
Fall
New
Zealand
Spring or
Fall
Outdoor
Educator
Spring or
Fall
Pacific
Northwest
Patagonia
Spring or
Fall
Patagonia
Year
Rockies
Spring/
Summer/
Fall
Wilderness
Medicine &
Rescue
Semester
Pacific
Northwest
Spring
Quarter
16
16
16
16
16
16
19
16
16
27
16
19
12
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Environmental
Studies
ENVST
3011
Leadership
Techniques
PRT
3041
Skills
Practicum
PRT
3042
Risk
Management
PRT
3043
Outdoor
Educator
PRT
3044
Expedi- tion
Planning
PRT
3045
2 4 6 2
2 4 4 4
Wilderness
First
Responder
HEDU
3980-31
Wilderness
Emergency
Medical
Technician
HEDU
5980-31
Cultural
Studies
PRT
3960-
075
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
4
6
4
6
4
6
4
6
6
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
2 2
3
3
3
9
2
2
3
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NOLS Course
Total
Credits
Biology
BIO 1970-
070
Environmental
Studies
ENVST
3011
Leadership
Techniques
PRT
3041
Skills
Practicum
PRT
3042
Risk
Management
PRT
3043
Outdoor
Educator
PRT
3044
Expedition
Planning
PRT
3045
Wilderness
First
Responder
HEDU
3980-31
Wilderness
Emergency
Medical
Technician
HEDU
5980-31
Cultural
Studies
PRT
3960-
075
Southwest
Spring Or
Fall
Yukon
16
11
2
2
2
2
4
3
6
2
2
2
NOLS Course
Total
Credits
Biology
BIO 1970-
070
Environmental
Studies
ENVST 3011
Leadership
Techniques
PRT 3041
Skills
Practicum
PRT 3042
Risk
Management
PRT 3043
Outdoor
Educator
PRT 3044
Wind River
Wilderness
Wind River
Wilderness
23 Or 40 And
Over
Light & Fast
Backpacking
Absaroka
Backpacking
Orvis
Wilderness Fly
Fishing
Wind River
Mtneering
Gannett Peak
Mtneering
Rock Climbing
21 Day
Rock Climbing
30 Day
Rock & River
Whitewater
River
Expedition
Wilderness
Horse Packing
Wilderness
Horse
Packing
23 And Over
6
2
2
6
6
6
2
4
6
6
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
NOLS Course
Total
Credits
Biology
BIO 1970-
070
Environmental
Studies
ENVST 3011
Leadership
Techniques
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2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Skills
Practicum
PRT 3042
Risk
Management
PRT 3043
Outdoor
Educator
PRT 3044
Expedition
Planning
PRT 3045
Expedition
Planning
PRT 3045
WFR
WFR
5

Rocky Mtn
Outdoor
Educator
Rocky Mtn
Outdoor Ed. w/ WFR
4
7
Salmon
Backpacking &
Rafting
Winter
Outdoor
Educator
Backcountry
Splitboarding
Backcountry
Skiing
Skiing
23 And Over
6
4
2
2
2
Pacific NW
Backpacking
Pacific NW
Trip Leader
North
Cascades
Mtneering
North
Cascades
Mtneering
23 And Over
Waddington
Range
Mtneering
Pacific NW
Outdoor
Educator
24 Day
Pacific NW
Outdoor
Educator
31 Day
Pacific
Northwest Sea
Kayaking and
Sailing
2
6
4
6
6
6
2
6
Southwest
Outdoor
Educator
Southwest
Lightweight
Backpacking
6
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2 2
2
2
2
2 2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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NOLS Course
Total
Credits
Biology
BIO 1970-
070
Environmental
Studies
ENVST 3011
Leadership
Techniques
PRT 3041
Skills
Practicum
PRT 3042
Risk
Management
PRT 3043
Outdoor
Educator
PRT 3044
Expedition
Planning
PRT 3045
Southeast
Alaska Sea
Kayaking
Prince William
Sound
Alaska Sea
Kayaking
23 Or 40 And
Over
Alaska
Backpacking
Alaska
Backpacking &
Sea Kayaking
Brooks Range
Backpacking &
River
Brooks Range
Backpacking
Alaska Pack
Rafting
Alaska
Outdoor
Educator
Backpacking &
Kayaking
Denali
Mtneering
Alaska
Mtneering
Alaska
Mtneering
23 And Over
6
2
6
6
8
2
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6 2 2
2
Yukon
Backpacking
Yukon
Backpacking &
Wilderness
Canoeing
30 Day
Yukon
Outdoor
Educator
Yukon
Mtneering and whitewater
Canoeing
6
6
2
2
2
3
2
4
2 2
Baja Sea
Kayaking
4 2 2
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Baja Sea
Kayaking
23 And Over
Baja Coastal
Sailing
2
4
2
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NOLS Course
Total
Credits
6
Biology
BIO 1970-
070
Environmental
Studies
ENVST 3011
Leadership
Techniques
PRT 3041
Skills
Practicum
PRT 3042
Risk
Management
PRT 3043
Outdoor
Educator
PRT 3044
2 2 2
Expedition
Planning
PRT 3045
Patagonia
Mtneering
Patagonia Sea
Kayaking -
Prime
2 2
6 2
2 2
Australia
Backpacking
Australia
Backpacking &
Sea Kayaking
8 2 2 4
New Zealand
Backpacking
Amazon River
Basin Exp.
Himalaya
Backpacking
Himalaya
Mtneering
6
4
6
8
2
2
2
2
2 2
2
2 2
2
2 2
Scandinavia
Sea Kayaking and
Backpacking
Scandinavia
Sea Kayaking
Scandinavia
Backpacking
Scandinavia
Backpacking
23 And Over
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Mountain/
River/Sail/
Kayak
Professional
Instructor
Course
6
2
2
2
2 2
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College Credit Registration Form
I hereby acknowledge that I have enrolled in the National Outdoor Leadership School and have registered for college credit to be granted by the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. I understand that the only responsibility of the University of Utah is that of a credit granting body and that the University does not participate in the supervision, management or execution of
NOLS, its employees, agents and/or participants. In consideration of the credit granted to me by the University of Utah, I herby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the University of Utah for any and all damage, injury or other loss to me or my property or to others and their property resulting from my participation in this course. I understand that my participation in this course does not entitle me to regular student benefits and privileges at the University of Utah.
________________________________ _______________ ______________
Student Signature Date Application ID #
________________________________ _______________ ______________
Student Name (Printed) NOLS Course Code Course Start Date
 I would like the full amount of college credit available for my course. Please don’t complete the chart below.
 I want only partial credit for my NOLS course. Complete the chart below.
 I would like to register for college credit at the graduate level. Please include your e-mail address and detailed information will be sent to you ____________________________________________
Note that Biology, WFR, WEMT, Cultural Studies, and Expedition Planning are not available for graduate credit.
Please reference either your NOLS Course page on the NOLS website <www.nols.edu> or the University of Utah Credit information located in your enrollment packet to determine which University of Utah credits and credit hours are available for your NOLS course.). Specific credit breakdown is subject to change.
U UT Course Title and Code
*Concepts in Biology
BIO 1970-070
*Environmental Studies
ENVST 3011
*Leadership Techniques
PRT 3041
I would like this credit.
(Circle)
Y N
Y N
Y N
# Credit Hours
(Circle)
2 3
2
2 3 4
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U UT Course Title and Code
*Skills Practicum
PRT 3042
I would like this credit.
(Circle)
Y N
Y N
Y N
# Credit Hours
(Circle)
2 4 6
*Risk Assessment
PRT 3043
*Outdoor Educator
PRT 3044
*Expedition Planning
PRT 3045
(Patagonia Year, Sonoran Year only)
*Cultural Studies
PRT 3046-001
*Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
HEDU 3980-031
Y N
Y N
Y N
2 3 4
2
2
2 3
3
*Wilderness Emergency Medical
Technician (WEMT)
HEDU 5980-30
(Wilderness Medicine & Rescue Semester only)
Y N 9
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