Enrolling for Academic Credit
Priority will be given to students who enroll in PBHE 410-TS Environmental Health & Bioterrorism Perspectives in Central America: Costa Rica and PBHE 489-TS Independent Study Public Health Perspectives in Central America: Costa Rica for course credit. The three credit hour Environmental Health course satisfies degree requirements for Public Health majors and minors. The three credit hour Independent Study course can be used as an elective to satisfy degree requirements for Public Health majors and minors. Both of these courses satisfy the Global Cultural Experience (GCE) requirement for SIUE General Education Requirements. To enroll for credit you must register for the course and apply for the program.
Participating in the Trip – No Academic Credit
If you wish to participate in the Travel Study as an International Public Health experience, you may do so without registering for academic credit. You will do this through the Study Abroad website. Participating in this trip for non-credit does not satisfy the Global Cultural Experience (GCE) requirement for SIUE General Education Requirements. For this option you do not register for a course, you just need to apply to the program through the Study Abroad website.
Regardless of whether you enroll for ACADEMIC credit or not, participation requires completion of pre- and post-program steps including full attendance and completion of work-week assignments, and a presentation (typically a poster session) upon returning and during the Spring 2018 semester.
So, in summary, there are THREE ways to participate in the program:
- A) Academic Credit in PBHE 410-TS
- B) Academic Credit as an Independent Study Elective PBHE 489-TS
- C) The Study Abroad trip itself (No Academic Credit)
The Study Abroad Office processes program applications and all payments through Terra Dotta. Please contact Kim Browning for more information and be prepared to complete the International Travel form.