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BIOL 495/695, Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Excursion (3 credits)

General Information and Grading - Course Schedule - Full Syllabus (PDF, updated Nov. 12, 2012)
Reading assignments (PDFs) - Field Equipment List - Orientation List - Plant List - Plant Characteristics
2012 Final Presentations - 2012 Class Photos

Course dates: June 6 - June 23, 2013

Applying for the course

A $500 non-refundable deposit is required within one week of registering for the course.

Once you have registered for the course, you can put $500 on your student account at UAOnline or call the Business Office (+1-907-474-7384) with credit card information.

Final payment is due May 6, 2013.

Students are encouraged to consider the purchase of travel insurance.

2013 General information

2012 Orientation List (information on food, housing, and Fairbanks and Alaska; this will be updated with current URLs on an ongoing basis)
2013 Field equipment list; Please follow the equipment list as closely as you can
2013 Course Schedule; daily schedule and reading assignments
Dalton Highway Guidebook 9; each student will get a print copy upon arrival in Fairbanks

If you are planning to stay in the dorms before/after the field portion of the course, you will need to make your own reservations.

2013 Summer Sessions guest housing options, and rates and reservations.

Join the Google Group, Biol495-field trip (to contact other students in the class)

International students:

Form I-20 Certificate of Eligibility for use in applying for F-1 (Student) visa will NOT be issued to students to attend the Arctic Vegetation Ecology Field Course at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Individuals may enter the US as a visitor and audit this course. This means no credit will be earned but the same costs will be charged.
Students may take the Arctic Vegetation Ecology Field Course for credit if the student is in the US for purposes other than study (primary purpose of the trip is not to study) and this credit course is not the primary reason for entering the US.
Form DS-2019 for use in applying for the J-1 Exchange Visitor Nondegree Student visa may be issued if students have over half of the funding for this course provided by sources other than personal or family. Non-personal or family funding may be in the form of government or school grants. Government loans are considered personal funding.

2013 Course Information:

Title: Special Topic, Arctic Vegetation Ecology: Excursion
Number: BIOL 495/695
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: BIOL 115 & 116, Introduction to Plant Biology (BIOL 239) or Principles of Ecology (BIOL 271) or instructor approval
2013 Application Form (PDF). A $500 non-refundable deposit is required within one week of acceptance to the course. Final payment is due May 6, 2013.
Location: 201 Irving 1
Meeting time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2013 Lab fee: $2000.00

Instructors:

Prof. D.A. (Skip) Walker: Biography; Alaska Geobotany Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks; AHRB 252/254; 474-2460; dawalker@alaska.edu; Office hours: Generally available, call before coming; Students are encouraged to contact the instructor with any questions, or to clarify the lecture or the assignments.
I will be happy to review drafts of assignments and answer questions any time.
Dr. Martha Raynolds: Biography; Alaska Geobotany Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks; AHRB 158C; 474-6720; mkraynolds@alaska.edu; Office hours: TBA*
Dr. Amy Breen: Biography; Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning; 3352 College Road; 474-6927; albreen@alaska.edu; Office hours: TBA*

2013 Grading:

Summary of grading points:

Undergraduate student grading (BIOL 495 students):
Attendance and participation in discussions.	200
Relevé data sheets and data entry	200
Oral presentation of research topic	200
TOTAL	600 points

Graduate student grading (BIOL 695 students):
Attendance and participation in discussions	200
Relevé data sheets and data entry	200
Oral presentation of research topic	200
Final research paper	200
TOTAL	800 points

Grading Criteria:

These criteria may be modified somewhat as the course progresses.

Final grades will be as follows: greater than or equal to 90% = A; 80-89% = B; 70-79% = C; 60-69% = D; < 60% = F

Graduate student grading:

Graduate students will be graded according to the same criteria as the undergraduate students except that the graduate students are required to turn in 10-15 page research paper on an Arctic Vegetation topic of their choice on the final day of the course. Late papers will receive a deduction of 15 points of the 200 total for every day late and no credit beyond 3 days late. Students should arrange for an incomplete grade if they cannot meet this deadline.

*TBA - To be arranged

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