GROUP & INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL PROGRAMS

ELIGIBILITY:
NMSU faculty members often organize travel opportunities either as a required component of a course or as an optional activity. Travel required as part of a course affects the receipt of credit and the grade for the course. Optional Travel has no effect on grades or credit. Optional travel includes trips to conferences for which the student is supported financially by NMSU.

APPLICATION DEADLINES
Contact the group travel organizer  or supervisor about any deadlines. Students traveling in conjuction with a course or under any kind of sponsorship by NMSU must fill out the student participant section of the NMSU Study Abroad Agreement-Resident Student Travel Programs. The NMSU employee organizing or supervising the travel of the group will fill out the verification and notification section. Group Travel courses organized by the Office of Study Abroad in cooperation with a department will have a Program Fee assessed for the travel portion of the course and will include a deposit, administrative fee, air travel, housing, meals, and insurance. Group Travel courses or other travel activities organized exclusively by a department do not have any special fees attached by the Office, however, all students must purchase travel health insurance.

PROGRAM COSTS:
Costs are determined by type of program and vary accordingly. Students will most likely pay for transportation, health insurance, living expenses and incidentals. If enrolled in a class, they should already have paid for tuition unless the course is set up to include tuition.

CURRENT GROUP TRAVEL COURSES SPONSORED BY NMSU:
BELIZE FIELD SCHOOL: Since Spring 2007 the Office of Study Abroad has cooperated with several departments (Wildlife Sciences, EPP, Biology, Anthropology) to conduct field studies in Belize as part of a course taught Spring semester. For 2010 courses are again being considered. Announcements will be made by the departments sponsoring these courses during spring Break or during the break between Spring and Summer Session. ACCEPTANCE PACKAGE: Spring 2010. Financial Authorization: Spring 2010 . FLYERS: Tropical Field Ecology. Tropical Marine Ecology Flyer. The Ancient Maya Flyer. Tropical Insect Ecology.
OTHER COURSES: Faculty have organized a wide variety of group travel programs that have taken students to Belize, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Nicaragua, Brazil, Costa Rica, Poland, Mexico, and many other places. These are organized and advertised periodically by the faculty member.

INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL:
Students who travel under the auspices of NMSU (supervised by faculty or paid by NMSU for the travel) need to report this travel to the Office of Study Abroad and obtain health insurance. This includes students engaged individually in conferences, field research, dissertation research, and other types of educational activities whether for credit or no credit.