College Walk Special Program College Rules
YRE Events FAQs
The Rules & Guidelines

The purpose of this program is to walk, visit, and enjoy schools of higher education and earn “walk degrees.”

  1. To order College Campus Event Books send a check or money order for $8.00 made out to "AVA" and a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to:

    American Volkssport Association
    College Campus Program
    1001 Pat Booker Road, Suite 101
    Universal City, TX 78148-4147

  2. To submit your completed books for recognition, send the completed book and a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to the address above.
  3. Any sanctioned AVA event in the U.S. that includes a school of higher learning (e.g., junior college, community college, university, seminary, etc.) and whose walk route goes by academic buildings of that facility will be considered a College Campus Walk. A qualifying AVA sanctioned event may be used only once for College Program credit. No Repeat of events.
  4. If a walker is unsure if a particular event qualifies as a College Campus Walk, the POC of that event will provide the answer based on #1 above.
  5. The program will be in effect January 2004 until December 31, 2008. Books must be postmarked no later than January 31, 2009.
  6. If more than one school’s campus is included on the route of a single event, it is noted collectively as one College Campus Walk.
  7. Should two or more sanctioned volkswalk routes include the same school’s campus, only one event counts toward earning a “degree.”
  8. College Campus Event Books are to be stamped at the time the walker has their AVA Books stamped for that day or night event, YRE, or SE and the college name should be written in the book.
  9. If an individual forgets to bring the College Campus Event Book to a College Campus Walk, insert pages will be allowed in the same manner as that approved by the AVA for event/distance books.
  10. There are four degrees of accomplishment: Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate (Ph.D). Each “degree” is earned by the completion of five different College Campus Walks. No repeat of events. Attaining a Ph.D completes the Program.
  11. Completion of 20 walks for a Doctorate (Ph.D.) is encouraged. Diplomas will be issued for each segment and those who complete the program will receive an embroidered award patch “mortarboard” showing a walker with diploma in hand.
  12. An individual may choose to submit each segment as a “degree” is earned or submit all segments when the program is completed (or the individual has reached the highest “degree” desired). Regardless of when the segments are submitted, diplomas will be issued for each of the first three “degrees.” Only those individuals completing the 20-walk program at the Ph.D. level will receive the award patch.
  13. Completed College Campus Event Books (or completed segments thereof) should be sent to the American Volkssport Associaiton. The validated Book will be returned to the walker.
  14. Any questions, contact AVA at avahq@ava.org or call (210) 659-2112.


Page updated 10/15/2007