RAINFOREST FIELD STUDIES:
BELIZE & GUATEMALA

WINTER 2010: Jan. 6-March 9

12 semester units • Instructors: Karen Allen & Chris Montero
Application due date: Oct. 16, 2009

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COURSES

The program consists of four interrelated undergraduate courses taught entirely in the field.

This program as a whole provides 12 semester units (18 quarter units).

Click on the course titles below to download course syllabi. [You will need Acrobat Reader 7 or later to view/print syllabi in PDF format.]

course title	academic department	semester units*
Natural History of Central American Rainforests	Biology BIO 180	3
Evolution and Conservation of Neotropical Diversity	Biology BIO 180	3
Environmental Education and the Wilderness Experience	Education EDUC 480	4
Wilderness Skills and Nature Awareness	Recreation REC 480	2

Transfer of credit may require prior approval by your campus registrar office and/or academic advisor. Also, if you want to return to your university in the semester following your field study, you may have to arrange a leave of absence.

Unless indicated otherwise, all courses receive a letter grade (e.g., A, B, C, etc.)

* One semester unit equals 1.5 quarter units. (4 semester units = 6 quarter units)

 

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