MVCC Introduction to Marine Course with Travel to Belize - Marine Bio 221Biology 2018

Spring Semester Course 2018 Study in Belize Over Spring Break BIO-221 Introduction to Marine Biology Moraine Valley Community College outside Chicago in Palos Hills, IL MVCC Hands-on learning of a lifetime. Earn 4 credit hours while you study corals, crabs, sea grass beds, mangroves and more on the second largest barrier reef in the world. Class size is limited. Study on a Coral Reef in Central America This marine biology course offered by Moraine Valley Community College takes you on an adventure as you travel to Belize, an exotic country in Central America with the world’s second largest barrier reef. Snorkel diverse coral reefs, track exotic fish, corals and a diversity of creatures, stay at an island field station and journey to protected marine reserves like the Great Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye, explore a Mayan Ruin, sleep over and tour the Belize Zoo, pet a jaguar, enjoy delicious Central America cuisine, and meet local Belizeans. BIO-221 Introduction to Marine Biology (4 credit hours) Prerequisites: BIO-104, 111, 112 or consent of instructor. Must be able prove swimming ability through a swim test. This course requires high-level physical activity, swimming and snorkeling. Passport that does not expire before December 31, 2018. Class Meetings On the MVCC campus – 9am-2pm on five Fridays before the spring break trip and two after. Eight days in Belize. Estimated departure from Chicago at the beginning of spring break on Saturday, March 10th. Estimated return to Chicago on Saturday, March 17th. Satisfactory classroom and field activity in Belize mandatory to pass this course. Cost $2550 + course tuition and fees Trip fee includes: airfare, meals, bunkbed hostel-style housing, shuttle to and from airport, daily snorkeling including a night snorkel, underwater camera use, Belize zoo sleep over with day and night tours, Petting a jaguar, Mayan ruin expedition, exploration of Half Moon Caye Natural Monument and the Great Blue Hole and other once in a lifetime adventures for eight days. Payment Schedule 1. See Professor Zurawski for mandatory application & forms 2. $600 – Non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot 3. $500 – Due by November 17 4. $500 – Due by December 8 5. $500 – due by February 1 6. $450 – Due March 1 How to Enroll To apply to secure your spot, contact Professor Zurawski for application, mandatory forms and payment information: [email protected]. Special thanks for the awesome music to Fitz & the Tantrums for Out of My League & The Walker (order here: http://store.fitzandthetantrums.com/music-1.html or https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Just-Dream-Tantrums/dp/B00BF3AVPA/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_2 or https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/more-than-just-a-dream-deluxe-version/id601405362 )