Andrea Stephens, Director of Undergraduate and Field Education for the Wilderness Institute.

The Wilderness Studies minor is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that combines campus- and field-based experiences.  Students investigate sustainability, wildland conservation, and the human-environment relationship through the lenses of ecology, humanities, arts, and social sciences. Students earn the Wilderness Studies minor by completing the Wilderness and Civilization program, an 18 credit fall semester immersion program.  Wilderness and Civilization is open to all majors.  Students must apply for the program, which is limited to 25 students each year. Applicants must have sophomore standing or higher and a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0 for all college work.  Applications are due by April 1 and are available online on the Wilderness Institute website.