Bachelor of Science Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership
Pursue Excitement While Furthering Your Education with a Bachelor’s in Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership
Prepare to organize, promote, and lead in a variety of camp and outdoor adventure settings. The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership is designed to help you study leadership principles, site planning strategies, and marketing approaches relevant to camps and outdoor ministries. Coursework explores topics such as developing site plans, guiding teams, and promoting programs in ways that align with organizational goals.
Throughout the program, biblical perspectives are integrated into discussions of leadership and ministry, allowing you to examine how faith can inform your approach to service and outreach. If you are passionate about the outdoors, this degree can provide structured academic preparation that may support your long-term involvement in camp and adventure-based settings.
Pursue Your Degree with Confidence
- Organizations that operate camps and outdoor programs often value strong communication and interpersonal abilities. This program places emphasis on developing those foundational skills, which can be applied in settings such as leading group activities, coordinating wilderness experiences, or facilitating outdoor instruction.
- A bachelor’s degree with a focus on leading in outdoor settings can help prepare you to pursue roles connected to camp administration, outdoor program coordination, ministry leadership, nonprofit work, or outdoor recreation businesses.
- Coursework covers areas such as site planning and design, ministry leadership, and organizational development, offering exposure to a range of professional contexts. Graduates may choose to pursue opportunities with outdoor recreation organizations, nonprofit ministries, or independently operated programs, depending on their experience, interests, and local requirements.
What Will You Study?
- How to implement intercultural engagement in your ministry
- Leadership principles for running successful Christian camps and outdoor ministries
- Ministry programming, marketing, site planning, and design tools
- How to work with architects and engineers on-site plan development
Potential Career Opportunities for Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Program Graduates
- Camp chief financial officer
- Camp coordinator
- Camp executive director
- Camp human resources/benefits manager
- Camp media/marketing ministry manager
- Wilderness guide
Internship Opportunities Available to Students in Our Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership Degree Program
- You’ll have the chance to gain real-life experience for your future career with a 3-credit internship built right into your degree plan. This internship will be focused on both the programming and leadership aspects of the camp and outdoor adventure leadership ministry.
- Our camp and outdoor adventure leadership students get hands-on experience with team-building activities, ropes courses, water sports training, and sport skill development. All of these will be invaluable to your career in the outdoor industry.
- We offer a Washington Fellowship program, which allows you to spend a semester gaining invaluable experience working in the heart of D.C.
Admission Requirements for Our Undergraduate Degree Programs
Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:
- Admission application
- Official high school transcripts
- Official college transcripts (if applicable)
- Results from the CLT, SAT, or ACT are not required for admission, but may be used in consideration for merit-based aid.
- Admission essay
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
Bachelor of Science Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership
Pursue Your Degree with Confidence
- Organizations that operate camps and outdoor programs often value strong communication and interpersonal abilities. This program places emphasis on developing those foundational skills, which can be applied in settings such as leading group activities, coordinating wilderness experiences, or facilitating outdoor instruction.
- A bachelor’s degree with a focus on leading in outdoor settings can help prepare you to pursue roles connected to camp administration, outdoor program coordination, ministry leadership, nonprofit work, or outdoor recreation businesses.
- Coursework covers areas such as site planning and design, ministry leadership, and organizational development, offering exposure to a range of professional contexts. Graduates may choose to pursue opportunities with outdoor recreation organizations, nonprofit ministries, or independently operated programs, depending on their experience, interests, and local requirements.
What Will You Study?
- How to implement intercultural engagement in your ministry
- Leadership principles for running successful Christian camps and outdoor ministries
- Ministry programming, marketing, site planning, and design tools
- How to work with architects and engineers on-site plan development
Potential Career Opportunities for Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Program Graduates
- Camp chief financial officer
- Camp coordinator
- Camp executive director
- Camp human resources/benefits manager
- Camp media/marketing ministry manager
- Wilderness guide
Internship Opportunities Available to Students in Our Camp and Outdoor Adventure Leadership Degree Program
- You’ll have the chance to gain real-life experience for your future career with a 3-credit internship built right into your degree plan. This internship will be focused on both the programming and leadership aspects of the camp and outdoor adventure leadership ministry.
- Our camp and outdoor adventure leadership students get hands-on experience with team-building activities, ropes courses, water sports training, and sport skill development. All of these will be invaluable to your career in the outdoor industry.
- We offer a Washington Fellowship program, which allows you to spend a semester gaining invaluable experience working in the heart of D.C.
Admission Requirements for Our Undergraduate Degree Programs
Every application is reviewed by the admission committee on a case-by-case basis, meaning there are no set minimums for acceptance. However, all applicants must submit the following documents* for admission:
- Admission application
- Official high school transcripts
- Official college transcripts (if applicable)
- Results from the CLT, SAT, or ACT are not required for admission, but may be used in consideration for merit-based aid.
- Admission essay
*Note that additional documentation may be requested by the admission committee after your application has been received.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Credit Hours
Available On Campus
Class Type
Residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 75% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Aug 24, 2026
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC
