A MARINE APPROACH TO INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY:
BIOSM 111
dates: JUNE 30 - JULY 28, 2008
credit hours: 8 semester credits
total cost: $7,536 (includes room, board and tuition)
PREREQS: A score of 4 or 5 on the AP Bio Exam OR permission of the instructors.
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Successful completion of A Marine Approach to Introductory Biology FULFILLS 2 semesters of Intro Bio credit at
Cornell, and most other colleges and universities.
• Outdoor adventure is a fundamental part of everyday!
• A Marine Approach to Introductory Biology includes intensive lecture, laboratory and field experiences in an extremely supportive learning environment that emphasizes skill building, project design, and close collaboration with faculty and peers.
• CORE FACULTY include SML Director Emeritus, J.B. Heiser and current SML Director Willy Bemis; guest faculty include other Cornell professors as well as instructors with decades of experience teaching on Appledore.
• TOPICS include: ecology - behavior - development - genomics; these topics will be unified with examples from evolutionary biology.
• ENROLLMENT in A Marine Approach to Introductory Biology is LIMITED to 20 students; apply as soon as possible to ensure a place in this new course.
Tuition, room and board, and boat-travel to Appledore Island are included in total course cost. Substantial FINANCIAL AID is available through SML and Cornell.
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