
Ray Winter, Ph.D.
The Wilderness Studies Minor integrates an environmental focus on humanities, philosophy, and ethics, with immersion experiences and hard skills related to outdoor experiences and industries. Through flexible course offerings, students can choose to focus on philosophy, ecology, theology, literature, ethics, or environmental public policy, in combination with outdoor education and wilderness experiences.
Program Director: Raymond Winter, Ph.D.
The Wilderness Studies Minor integrates an environmental focus on humanities, philosophy and ethics, with immersion experiences and hard skills related to outdoor experiences and industries. Through flexible course offerings, students can choose to focus on philosophy, theology, ethics, ecology, or environmental public policy, in combination with outdoor education and wilderness experience. The Minor enhances students' career readiness for vocations relevant to National Parks and Forests, outdoor leadership, education, recreation, and church-related ministries that engage the outdoors.
1. Display an ability to integrate humanistic reflection in philosophy, ethics, literature, politics, and/or theology with wilderness experience and environmental reflection and advocacy.
2. Demonstrate understanding of and facility with philosophical and ethical theories, and influential literary text, relevant to ecological stewardship and restorative practices.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of, and effectively communicate information about, natural and human systems that relate to environmental concerns.
4. Articulate and apply a coherent ecological ethic that is compatible with biblical and theological understanding of shalom and creational value.
5. Communicate effectively and analytically in oral and written forms, in support or critique of various environmental and wilderness recreational policies, theories, and ethics
6. Demonstrate necessary skills to safely participate and or/ lead others in outdoor adventures, recreation, and education.
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Whether you're a high school student, transfer student or parent, you'll find all the resources you need including application steps, tuition & financial aid, transfer and orientation information.
Earning a degree in four years allows you to get a head start on achieving your goals of entering the work force or starting graduate school. 成人直播 guarantees graduation within four years in the traditional undergraduate areas of study. We commit to providing the courses, advising, instruction and preparation. If you fulfill your responsibilities and are unable to graduate in four years, you will receive the needed courses the following semester at no cost in tuition or fees.
Based on a student鈥檚 academic GPA. Academic GPA鈥檚 are calculated by 成人直播 on a weighted, 4.0 scaled and based on core academic classes in grades 10-12. Renewable if a minimum GPA is maintained.
Name | GPA | Amount |
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Paragon | Full Tuition | |
President's | 4.00 GPA and above | $18,000 |
Dean's | 3.75-3.99 GPA | $15,000 |
Heritage | 3.50-3.75 GPA | $14,000 |
Faculty | 3.25-3.49 GPA | $12,000 |
Founder's | Below a 3.0 GPA | $8,000 |
To be considered for a Transfer Academic Scholarship, you must have 12 or more transferable, post-high school units. GPA鈥檚 are based on transferable units and calculated by 成人直播.
Name | GPA | Amount |
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Transfer Scholar | 3.50 GPA and above | $14,000 |
Transfer Achievement | 3.0-3.49 GPA | $10,000 |
Transfer Academic | 2.40-2.99 GPA | $7,500 |
Transfer Partnership | Below a 2.4 GPA | $6,000 |
Name | Amount |
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Athletic | $500 to Full Tuition |
Music | $400 to $10,000 |
Theatre Arts | $500 to $4,000 |
Art/Design | $500 to $4,000 |
Name | Amount |
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成人直播 Possibilities Scholarship | Full Tuition |
Church Match | $500 to $1,500 |
International Scholarship | up to $6,000 |
Mennonite Brethren Award | $4,000 |
Out of State Student Scholarship | $4,000 |
Other Awards | $100 to $10,000 |
Name | Amount |
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Cal Grant A | $9,358 |
Cal Grant B | $1,648 |
Pell Grants | $750 to $7,395 |
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant | $1,000 |
Name | Amount |
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Federal Direct | $3,500 to $7,500 |
PLUS Loan | Up to remaining cost |
Work-study | Contingent on employment |
Alumni, parents, friends, businesses and foundations have generously provided a special set of scholarships available to students attending Fresno Pacific.
Alexandra Green
The grants, the academic awards, the transfer scholarship 鈥 all of it makes it so much more affordable to attend 成人直播. I know that school isn鈥檛 cheap for anyone, but 成人直播 helped me realize that I could actually come to this school because they were going to help me so much financially.
Now that you鈥檝e seen the financial aid opportunities available to 成人直播 students, we can estimate what your true cost may be to attend Fresno Pacific. Please keep in mind that this is just a computer generated, general estimate and may not capture all aid available, please work with your 成人直播 Student Financial Services advisor to discover your true net price.
The Minor enhances students鈥 career readiness for vocations relevant to National Parks and Forests, outdoor leadership, education, recreation and church-related ministries that engage the outdoors.
The staff in our Career Development and Experiential Learning Center are here to help you prepare to enter the working world. Whether your a freshman or an 成人直播 alum, there are a number of resources and trainings offered to help you find the internship and job you鈥檙e looking for.