Classes & Workshops
Sierra Nevada Field Campus offers both accredited classes and non-credit workshops.
You may sign up for an accredited class even if you do not wish to earn credits. Accredited classes are processed through the College of Professional & Global Education (CPaGE). Non-credit workshops are handled by University Corporation.
Registration for Summer 2023 opens in February. Updated 2023 offerings coming soon.
2022 Workshops
Alpine Painting; Outdoor Landscape Painting
Birding 101
Birds of the Sierra Nevada
Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada
Fly Fishing in the North Yuba Watershed
Geology of the Haskell Peak - Sierra Buttes Area, Northern Sierra Nevada
High-Country Writing Retreat
Medicinal and Edible Wild Plants
Monoprinting – Exploring Nature Through Shape and Texture
Natural History of the Sierra Nevada
Night Photography
Pastels and Natural Light
Perfecting Your Presentation: Fly Fishing in the North Yuba Watershed
Play of Light and Shadows: Oil Painting in the Sierra
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sierra Nevada
Rock, Wood, Water, Sky
Sketching History in the Northern Sierra
Sound Analysis for Wildlife Conservation & Research
The Natural Sound Recording Workshop
The Way of Water in Your Watercolor Nature Journal
Wildflowers Along the Trail in your Watercolor Nature Journal
Trees & Shrubs of Northern Sierra Nevada
Woodblocks: Design, Carve and Print in the Field
2022 Accredited Classes
ASTR 216: Practical Observational Astronomy in the Sierra Nevada
BIOL 315: Fire, Water, and Conservation in the Northern Sierra Nevada
BIOL 315: Insect Biology and Identification
BIOL 315: Flora of the Northern Sierra Nevada
BIOL 315: Fungi of the Sierra Nevada
BIOL 315: Ecology and Conservation of California Bats
BIOL 315: Butterflies and Moths of the Sierra Nevada
BUS 699: Investing in a New World of Social / Environment / Governance