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Minor in Outdoor Recreation Studies

Embrace adventure and leadership.
Montreat’s outdoor recreation studies minor equips students with hands-on skills for careers in education, ministry, and outdoor leadership. This program combines leadership training, teamwork, and environmental appreciation in one of the nation’s best outdoor classrooms.
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Why Outdoor Recreation Studies?

A minor in Outdoor Recreation Studies provides students with practical skills and knowledge for a variety of career choices. It also fosters a deeper appreciation for the environment and promotes skills in leadership and teamwork.

Montreat College’s Outdoor Recreation Studies (ORS) program is ideally located adjacent to Pisgah National Forest, close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and within a two-hour drive of numerous climbing locations, four major wilderness areas, and several rivers with whitewater rated up to class five. This prime location enhances the program’s emphasis on developing students into competent outdoor leaders skilled in using outdoor environments for education, business/program administration, and ministry.

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The Thrive Center supports you in your academic career by helping you improve your study skills, manage your time, learn strategies to complete class projects. You can meet with peer tutors at the Writing Center or the Math Center.

It also supports you beyond your academic career with resources for finding your calling, researching careers, finding internships, building your resume, applying to graduate school, and finding a job.

Why Montreat?

Whether you’re finishing high school or transferring from another institution, where you go to college is a big decision, and we believe that Montreat College is the perfect place for you to grow, learn, and thrive. Our vibrant campus at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, our dedicated faculty, rigorous academic programs, and our talented student body create a unique and inspiring environment where you can develop a clear sense of identity and affirm your sense of purpose to honor God and serve others.

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