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MAR 388 - Tropical Marine Ecology
A Winter Session Travel Course, Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Jamaica

Stony Brook University - School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Next informational meeting:
to be scheduled.

Informational Handout from Meeting:
handout.pdf

Course Information

 
The process for signing up for the class:
1. Fill out and submit online application to IAP.

2. Receive acceptance letter/package from 
IAP.
3. Fill out any forms in acceptance package return to 
IAP.
4. Submit $200 deposit to Bursar.
5. Register for MAR 388 - Winter Session (registration starts approximately Nov 12)
6. Buy plane ticket (we need to approve flight information before you purchasing your ticket)
7. Pay balance of program fees/tuition to SBU by end of fall semester or be 'deregistered'

All participants must bring a mask, snorkel, and fins.

All divers should bring their own BC and regulator.

A dive master at the DBML will be able to give SCUBA diving PADI certification.

Financial aid is not available, but personal bank loans are…see the Financial aid office for details..

Frankel Scholarship applications are due: TBD. Frankel Scholarships are only available to marine science majors with a GPA > 3.0. Contact Professor Gobler for more information on application details.

Everyone needs passports.  Contact 
IAP for 'short cuts" (x2-7030).
You should start this process immediately.

Puerto Seco Beach is < 1 mile from the lab

We will be staying in apartments with kitchens and living rooms at DBML

A cafeteria will be always open and will serve three (excellent) meals a day.
Vegetarian meals are available.

Trips will be made to nearby locations such as Dunn's River Falls, Grotto caves, botanical garden, and the city of Ocho Rios.

Approximate costs will be as follows:
Estimated cost per student, in-state:
$ 880.00 Tuition (4 credits)
$ 7.50 College Fee
$ 2,750.00 Program fee
$ 200.00 Admin Fee
$ 300.00 - $600 Airfare
Total:$4,100  - $4,400
Estimated cost per student, out-state:
$ 2,452.00 Tuition (4 credits)
$ 7.50 College Fee
$ 2,750.00 Program fee
$ 200.00 Admin Fee
$ 300 - $600 Airfare
Total $ 5,400 - $5,700

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