Any applications received after these dates will be on a space available basis. The curriculum fosters a personally meaningful life-long journey, and encourages lives and work that benefit the earth and all of its inhabitants. While at Naropa, students prepare to engage in the many challenges involved in transforming the relationship between humans and nature. Whatever life pursuit a student chooses, the program cultivates a commitment to right livelihood, social change, and citizenship for a sustainable future. Sound information about natural and human systems joined with a contemplative path and spiritual awareness provide the foundation upon which all courses are built.
Students acquire information and experience through many ways of knowing.
All courses are taught via active experience, analytical thought, contemplation and intuitive exploration. The classroom community works to help students build trust and skill while uniting science, spirit, and engagement. If a student who has not completed these prerequisites is accepted into the program, a written contract will establish a date by which these courses must be taken. Continuation in the program will be contingent upon the successful fulfillment of the prerequisites by the given date. The B.A. degree in Environmental Studies is composed of 27 credit hours of core courses required for all majors.