ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM

An environmental studies program is available through the AuSable Institute of
Environmental Studies at Mancelona, Michigan. Students register for courses at Trinity
and receive credits directly on their Trinity transcripts. Vocational certification is
available from the institute in the following areas: naturalist, land resources analyst,
water resources analyst, and environmental analyst. Some scholarship money to
attend AuSable is available.

Two sessions are offered each summer. Normally, a student takes two courses per
session. Each course has a laboratory component and carries three or four semesterhours
of credit. A partial list of courses follows; other courses must be approved by
the Biology Department. Prerequisites vary and are set by AuSable.

Advanced Field Botany (AuSable Biol. 411)
Animal Ecology (AuSable Biol. 321)
Aquatic Biology (AuSable Biol. 322)
Birds of the African Tropics (AuSable Biol. 307)
Directed Individual Study (AuSable Biol./Chem./Geog. 390)
Ecology of the Indian Tropics (AuSable Biol. 427)
Field Biology of the Pacific Northwest (AuSable Biol./Geog. 266)
Field Botany (AuSable Biol. 311)
Field Natural History (AuSable Biol. 361)
Fish Biology and Ecology (AuSable Biol. 342)
Insect Biology and Ecology (AuSable Biol. 312)
Land Resources (AuSable Biol./Geol./Geog. 301)
Limnology (AuSable Biol. 302)
Mammals of East Africa (AuSable Biol. 329)
Mangrove Ecosystem Ecology (AuSable Biol. 321)
Marine Invertebrates (AuSable Biol. 377)
Marine Mammals (AuSable Biol. 359)
Natural History of the Chesapeake (AuSable Biol./Geog. 267)
Natural Resources Practicum (AuSable Biol./Geog. 303 or 304)
Ornithology (AuSable Biol. 305/306)
Plant Ecology (AuSable Biol. 477)
Restoration Ecology (AuSable Biol. 482)
Tropical Botany (AuSable Biol. 319)
Winter Biology (AuSable Biol. 310)
Winter Stream Ecology (AuSable Biol. 346)
Woody Plants (AuSable Biol. 315)

The Natural Resources Practicum or Directed Individual Study may be taken in place
of Biology 400 as a way to meet the field education requirement for a biology major.
Students should see their adviser concerning specifics of the program each summer.

Several opportunities are available through our membership in the Associated
Colleges of the Chicago Area (ACCA). Students register, pay tuition, and receive credit
at Trinity for all courses.

The following courses are available at Shedd Aquarium:

362 Marine Biology (SPRING)
This course provides an introduction to marine and island ecology. Classes are held at
the Shedd Aquarium. The course includes a one-week laboratory trip to the
Bahamas during the last part of May.
Prerequisites: Biology 110 and 111. Biology 201 highly recommended.
Credit Hours: 4 hours

363 Marine Mammology (FALL, ODD)          
This course provides an introduction to the biology of marine mammals. A laboratory
component is not included. Classes are held at the Shedd Aquarium.
Prerequisites: Biology 110 and 111. Biology 201 highly recommended.
Credit Hours: 3 hours

364 Freshwater Ecology (FALL, EVEN)        
This course provides an introduction to the components of a freshwater habitat and a survey
of the plants and animals that exist there. A laboratory component is not included. Classes are held at the Shedd Aquarium.
Prerequisites: Biology 110 and 111. Biology 201 highly recommended.
Credit Hours: 3 hours

The following botany courses are offered at Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. Scheduling and course descriptions may vary from year to year. Specific information will be available from members of the biology department. Prerequisites: Biology 110 and 111. Biology 201 highly
recommended.

395 ACCA Seminar Course (FALL, SPRING)
The biology division of ACCA offers a two-hour seminar-format course each semester.
These courses consist of 10 lectures by experts drawn from universities and other
institutions of the greater Chicago area. The seminars are held at a central location;
Trinity provides transportation for its students. Topics vary from year to year as
determined by the faculties of the schools involved.
Credit Hours: 2 hours
Prerequisite: BIOL 110 and one other biology course.