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CofC in Peru 2016

Term To Study: Summer 2016
Application Deadline: Jan 16, 2016
Program Starts: Jun 28, 2016
Program Ends: Jul 07, 2016
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $3,900
Program Locations: Iquitos, Lima
Contact Phone: 843-953-7823
Contact Name: Gabriela Peschiera
Contact Email: peschierag@cofc.edu
What is Included: - Room and board (all meals except one dinner)
- Costs associated with program-related excursions
- In-country transportation for all program-related activities
- Overseas medical insurance
- $50 non-refundable application fee (will only be reimbursed if a student is not accepted into the program or if the program is cancelled)

* Program fee subject to change
What is not Included: - Tuition for one credit and its associated fees
- Round-trip airfare to/from Lima
- One dinner
- Passport fees
- Personal expenses
Estimated Costs: In addition to the program fee, students will be charged for tuition and fees as follows:
* 2015-16 in-state tuition rate for four credits is $1,832 (plus Library, Technology and Part Time Fees)
* 2015-16 out-of-state tuition rate for four credits is $2380.00 (plus Library, Technology and Part Time Fees). The out of state tuition for classes associated with travel are discounted from the Fall and Spring rates.

Credit(s) In-State
1 credit $458
3 credits $1374
4 credits $1832
6 credits $2748
7 credits $3206

Credit(s) Out-of-State
1 credit $595
3 credits $1785
4 credits $2380
6 credits $3570
7 credits $4165

For graduate students:
- 2015-16 in-state tuition rate for one credit- $504 (does not include associated fees)
- 2015-16 out-of-state tuition rate for one credit at the in-state + 30% rate- $655.20 (does not include associated fees)
Program Description

COURSE INFORMATION:

Students will be enrolled in one of the following courses:

CHEM 283: Special Topics: Tropical Science Lab - 1 credit
SMFT 697: Special Topics - Tropical Science Lab - 1 credit


PROGRAM INFORMATION:

The purpose of this course is to offer a laboratory course that continues the knowledge base for SMFT 697: Special Topics - Tropical Ecology (3 cr.) taught by Dr. John Peters during Summer I, 2016. SMFT 697: Tropical Science Lab (1 cr.) is a stand-alone course that will focus on conducting laboratory exercises in the Amazon jungle. Laboratory activities will include content from chemistry, biology, and environmental science. Additional content on Peruvian educational system, culture, and language will be included. Students will visit an inner-city public school in Lima and a rural community school in the Amazon. One half day will be used to provide a community service project for a local village. This will be arranged by the Conservacion de la Naturaleza Amazonica del Peru, A.C. (CONAPAC).

A unique feature is learning the science of the Amazon, but also how to use that science in the classroom. Undergraduate pre-service teachers and science majors and graduate science and math for teachers, marine biology, and environmental studies students will be able to take one of the two courses. The one-credit course is the only requirement for this trip and can be taken separately from the graduate 3-credit course (SMFT 697: Special Topics - Tropical Ecology).

Students will be sleeping in huts, hiking in the jungle, and riding boats on rivers. Students will climb trees and walk on suspension bridges in the canopy.


PROGRAM DIRECTORS:

Dr. William Veal
Department of Teacher Education
vealw@cofc.edu
843-953-8045

Dr. Veal is the former director of the Science and Mathematics for Teachers (SMFT) program at the College of Charleston. He is a science educator and teaches in the Department of Teacher Education, Department of Chemistry, and for the SMFT program. He conducted a site visit to Peru and the Amazon in the summer of 2014. He directed a successful study abroad program to Ecuador from 2008-2014.

Dr. John Peters
Department of Biology
petersj@cofc.edu
843-953-1422

Dr. Peters is the current director of the SFMT program and is a senior instructor in the Department of Biology. He will teach the 3-credit Tropical Ecology course during Summer I that leads into this laboratory course.

Quick Facts

Population: 29549517
Capital: Lima
Per-capita GDP: $ 10200
Size: 1285216 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 05:00 hours) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

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