Locations: North America—Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Rockies, Southwest and the Yukon; Overseas—Australia, Amazon, Baja, East Africa, India, New Zealand and Patagonia
When: Fall, Spring or Summer semesters
Roughly 800 students from colleges across the country participate in NOLS’s domestic and international semesters. The time is split up into a series of one-week or month-long expeditions where students engage in activities like mountaineering, kayaking, climbing, sailing, canyoneering, fly fishing, skiing and backpacking. Basically, imagine the kick-butt adventure camp you always dreamed of going to as a kid, except this time you get college credit for it.
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