{"id":20097,"date":"2017-03-15T13:33:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T20:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=20097"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:55:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:55:48","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/outdoor-adventure-leadership\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Adventure Leadership Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-d59c7dfba3e0743dfa6d8420c9a77ffa\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-d59c7dfba3e0743dfa6d8420c9a77ffa{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/03\/Outdoor-Adventure-Leadership-Degrees-at-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1' aria-label='SOU OAL Programs Page - Intro Section' class='avia-section 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.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-fe60d57a6c723b3b58737ec629f86b7c .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-fe60d57a6c723b3b58737ec629f86b7c av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-13  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  ital-subhead av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Outdoor Adventure Leadership, BA\/BS<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>Offered as a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-18c43b3f1cab60d8fc435a12a2e92a68 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock right-pillow'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A degree in Outdoor Adventure Leadership (OAL) inspires passion, drive, 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In short, the OAL degree teaches students to lead any group, in any setting, to any end. 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class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Outdoor Adventure Leadership Minor<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p><em>Offered as a Secondary Discipline Minor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-18c43b3f1cab60d8fc435a12a2e92a68 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock right-pillow'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The OAL minor complements any major. Now the music major can play their guitar while guiding an overnight rafting trip, the physics teachers can explain the dynamic forces involved with rock climbing, biology majors can explore the deep forest or ocean bottoms, history majors can explain how the 10th Mountain Army Division started the U.S. ski industry, and a nursing major can accompany an expedition to Everest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"avia-button-wrap avia-button-left\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-dark avia-size-large avia-position-left \" href=\"outdoor-adventure-leadership-minor\/\" aria-label=\"See Details about the Outdoor Adventure Leadership Minor Degree\">SEE DETAILS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-88aa1dce24bde71ba541926fa983a5ee\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-88aa1dce24bde71ba541926fa983a5ee{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_5' aria-label='SOU Business Home Page - 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