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Registration
Procedure
for
All "Bahamas" Courses in Geology (413/513; 414/514; 614)
(What are the difference between these
courses?)
Enrollment is limited in each course.
Chartering air flights, chartering boats, arranging hotel accomodations,
arranging space at the field station, leasing vans, etc. require that we
limit enrollment, AND that enrollment/registration be completed as early
as possible.
Each person must:
Complete a workshop registration form and send
it to the Geology office (see below)
To get a form, contact Mark Boardman
or Teresa Kolb, and give one of us
your mailing address; so we can send a form to you. Or, you can drop by
the Geology Office in Shideler Hall to get a form.
Costs of the course / trip
There are three separate costs of the course.
1. $450 fee to help defray costs of room,
board, vans, and Bahamas air travel
All checks payable to Miami University and mailed to the Geology Office
(Teresa Kolb).
$100 will hold your spot. Remainder of $450 is due by February 1.
2. Tuition, university fees, etc. for costs of a 5 credit course (see workshop form)
All checks payable to Miami University and mailed to the Geology Office
(Teresa Kolb).
Tuition waivers, vouchers, other methods of payment? contact Teresa Kolb.
Tuition, fees, etc should be finalized by April 1 to guarantee enrollment.
3. Personal
costs: There
are many little costs that you might not have thought about:
You must provide your own mask, fins, snorkel, and booties. - (ca. $100
used) - We provide a snorkeling vest.)
You must have a passport to get into the Bahamas and back into the U.S.
(ca. $70)
Miami University requires that each student get an international student
I.D. card. (ca. $25)
Each person must get himself or herself to Ft. Lauderdale. A van will probably
be going from Oxford. Contact Mark Boardman or Teresa Kolb about van costs
and reservations (ca. $90 round trip in van)
We will provide essential food and beverages for you, but there are times
when you will probably want to eat out, drink a beverage that we don't provide,
etc. Also, there are two travel days during which we spend some meal times
in an airport. (Students report spending between $30 and $200 for personal
beverages.)
You also might want to bring money for t-shirts, gifts, etc. ($20 ?)
On San Salvador, there is a refundable, damage deposit of $10.
We provide a boat and access for snorkelers, but costs for SCUBA are additional.
In Florida, the costs were $10/dive plus rental of weight belts (not weights).
SCUBA divers must also provide their own regulator and BC.
Tank rental charge for SCUBA divers on San Salvador was $10 per tank.
Thus: Pre-trip costs (snorkel gear, passport, travel, etc) might be about
$300 in addition to tuition and the surcharge.
Costs during the trip might be $150 for non-SCUBA divers and $250 for SCUBA
divers)
SUMMER WORKSHOP FORM FROM 1999. THE
ONE FOR 2001 WILL LOOK SIMILAR TO IT.