Program Details
June 7 – June 22, 2012
GPA Requirement: minimum 2.5
(or program director’s approval)
Credits: 3 semester hours
Program Director Contact Information:
Roy S. Houston
rhouston@lmu.edu
Program Fee:
Summer 2012: $4,780*
*All Program Fees Subject to Change
Fee Includes:
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Tuition
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Housing (June 9-22 Only)
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Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (June 9-22 Only)
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Round Trip Airfare (LAX - Honduras)
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Use of Scuba Tanks, Air and Weights
Housing & Meals
Living facilities for students are provided by Anthony’s Key Resort, adjacent to the institute. Students are housed in louvered bungalows with porches and hammocks overlooking the lagoon reefs. Each unit has a ceiling fan, 24-hour electricity and hot water. Laundry services are available for a small fee. Accommodations are based on quadruple occupancy. Just a short walk away is the open air dining room where breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. Meals are a mixture of North American and local cuisines. In addition, students have full access to the resort’s recreational facilities.
Note: There is a required Roatán Marine Park reef fee of $10 for each student.
Tentative Itinerary
LMU Campus
Lectures (LMU Campus) June 7-8
Travel from LAX to Roatán June 9
Roatán
Check in and orientation: June 9
Coral Reefs: Intro, check out dive, lectures
Mangrove / seagrass / field work on snorkel
Coral Reef Ecology: Lectures / exams
Scientific Diving: Lectures, dives
Group field projects, data analysis
Roundtable discussion, service project
Final exam, island tour
Travel from Roatán to LAX: June 22