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Departure Date: May 11, 2009 (Tentative)
Return Date: May 17, 2009 (Tentative)
Cost: $1500-1750 (
cost not established yet and does not include
the tuition)
Deadline: April 15, 2009 However,
registration may close before then if we reach the upper limit of the trip. It
would be best to pay both the tuition and travel expenses before April 15.
Acknowledgement of Conditions and Responsibilities
Registration Process: Regular web registration
(click here) https://asups1a.astate.edu:4443/pls/PROD/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepage
Undergraduate -- AGED 4473 or Graduate--
AGED 5473
Look for MAY Interim schedule -- Listed under
Agricultural Education Sign Up as soon as possible.
However, registration is not complete until travel expenses have been
paid.
Link to Graduate School webpage. http://graduateschool.astate.edu/applinks.htm
for application.
Tentative Travel plans:
1.
Several farms/plantations including livestock & swine farms, banana, coffee, &
sugar plantation /cooperative, butterfly farm, etc,..
2. Butterfly farm
3. Lankanster Botanical
Gardens
4. Agricultural Research Facilities CATIE
5. Livestock school of Central America
6. Two high School Agricultural programs
7. University of Costa Rica, College of
Agriculture Experiment Station
8. Rainforest Tour and we will also stop along the way to see sites,
i.e. volcano, water falls, etc.
Travel Requirements:
1. Pay tuition (undergraduate or graduate) on or
before April 15,
2009 (limited space)
Link to forms for admission to the ASU Graduate School
2. Pay travel expenses on or before
April
15, 2009 (limited space)
3. Passport in your hand by departure date.
(Takes about 4-6 weeks to get one)
4. Institutional paperwork completed on or
before April 15, 2009 (on the web)
Medical
Release Form
Video/Photo
Release Form
Responsibilities and Conductions Institutional Travel Agreement/Disclosure
Payment Procedure: Tuition is paid just as
another course would be paid.
Payment
sent directly to
the:
College of Agriculture (COA, Costa Rica Study Tour)
P.O. Box
1080
Arkansas State University
State University, AR
72467
or, you can come by the College of Agriculture and Technology
Suggestions for finding funding:
1. Seek support from local civic
organizations in your home town
2. Seek support from agribusinesses
in your home town (letter to
use with potential sponsors)
Letter for potential sponsors -- Use in
making contact with potential sponsors/donors
Note: Sponsors/donors may give
directly in support of an individual or for equal distribution to the group.
We suggest the checks be made to ASU College of Agriculture and Technology
Forms, links and other items:
Admission to Graduate School (link to ASU
Graduate School website)
(Acknowledgement
of Conditions and Responsibilities
Word Doc)
Letter for potential sponsors
Flyer -- Word Perfect Costarica02/costa_flyer_05.wpd
Flyer -- pdf form costa_rica_flyer_05.PDF
Costa Rica
Pictures 2005
Costa Rica 2002 Pictures
Tentative
Travel Itinerary for 08
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Last revised 12-6-08
