School for Field Studies - AUSTRALIA
 

SFS AUSTRAILA COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

Visit the PROGRAM PAGE for dates, program details and to apply.
Go to the HOST INSTITUTION COURSE CATALOG or WEBSITE for the full list of courses offered on this program.
Course equivalents not found on this list can be included on the Course Pre-Approval Form with a signature approval from the Department Chair.

To get a signature approval, students should contact the Department Chair, providing course title and syllabus of course(s) to review and complete the section on the Course Pre-Approval Form.
 
HOST COURSE NUMBER HOST COURSE NAME GU COURSE NUMBER GU COURSE TITLE CORE REQUIREMENTS REQUIRES APPROVAL SIGNATURE
SFS 3021 Environmental Sustainability and Socio-economic Values ENVS 398 Special Topics: ENVS Social Science Elective   YES
SFS 3691 Tropical Biome Ecology & Climate Change BIOL 380 Australia Rainforest Ecology   YES
SFS 3691 Tropical Biome Ecology & Climate Change ENVS 399 Special Topics: ENVS Elective   YES
SFS 3701 Wildlife and Conservation Biology BIOL 380 Principles of Forest Management   YES
SFS 3701 Wildlife and Conservation Biology ENVS 404 + L Principles of Wildlife Management   YES
SFS 4910 Directed Research ENVS 497 Internship   YES
SFS 4910 Directed Research BIOL 380 Direct Research - Australia   YES
NOTES
  • To receive BIOL credit, students must have completed necessary course pre-requisites.
  • Biology major participants should plan to participate during their junior year.
  • While the SFS courses may be listed twice, ONE Gonzaga course equivalent is earned for credit in either BIOL or ENVS. 
  • B.S. candidates can earn 5 BIOL credits towards their major abroad.
  • B.A. candidates can earn 3 BIOL credits towards their major.
  • Biology minors can earn 1 BIOL credit towards their minor.
  • All other BIOL credit earned will count towards a student's overall elective credit sum.
  • For more details about how credits are applied to the Biology Major or Minor, please contact the Biology Department Chair.