• 3 credits in BIOL L433, Tropical Biology
• Visits to national parks, rain forest, cloud forest, and biological field stations
• Emphasis on co-evolution between plants and animals, ecology, botany

• Costa Rica-IU Handbook
• Getting Started Handbook

• Shared hotel and field station accommodations

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your third full-time semester of college (priority given to upperclassmen)
• are a biology major or have done readings or taken courses in the area
• are willing to live and travel with a group in the field
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Winter Break 2019

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• Overseas Study Scholarships, including Minority Scholarships and Scholarships for Students from IU campuses other than Bloomington.

• Some participants may qualify for student loans.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.