In addition to the 23 in-person field courses, Au Sable will be offering three online courses in summer 2021. The online courses are designed to further Au Sable’s mission and provide the opportunity for students to join the Au Sable community in a very cost-effective and flexible format. The three courses include:

Environmental Law and Policy — offered May 17 - June 4, 2021
Geographic Information Systems — offered June 7 - July 9, 2021
Environmental Justice — offered July 12 -August 13, 2021

Additional information on the courses can be found here. Key components and expectations for students in these online courses include:

Short-term but intensive learning with student commitment of approximately 30 hours per week (May, 3-week session) or 20 hours per week (Summer, 5-week sessions) required.
Primarily asynchronous content with 10-20% of course time devoted to live sessions and discussions with the professor, students, and outside speakers. Live times vary and require some flexibility in student schedules.
Student attendance and/or contribution to Sunday Vespers (worship) services and components of Integration Days (typically Mondays) in which all students and all courses participate in a shared learning experience.
Students taking one on-campus course in a Summer Session at the Great Lakes (Michigan) Campus can also enroll in the corresponding Summer Session online course for a total of two courses in the session.

Planned live sessions and more detailed scheduling will be provided to enrolled students prior to April 15. For students with limited flexibility in their summer work/life schedules, please contact Dr. Brian Keas, Director of Educational Development, to further discuss your ability to complete summer online courses: brian@ausable.org or telephone 231-587-8686.