School for Field Studies - PANAMA
 

SFS PANAMA 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 TITLE GU COURSE NUMBER GU COURSE TITLE CORE REQUIREMENTS REQUIRES APPROVAL SIGNATURE
SFS 2070 Language, Culture, and Society of Panama SPAN 285 Special Topics Abroad Intermediate Level Global Studies YES
SFS 3020 Environmental Policy and Socioeconomic Values ENVS 399 Special Topics: ENVS Elective Global Studies YES
SFS 3020 Environmental Policy and Socioeconomic Values ENVS 320 Economics of Environmental Protection   YES
SFS 3740 Principles of Resource Management BIOL 380 Principles of Resource Management   YES
SFS 3740 Principles of Resource Management ENVS 399 Special Topics   YES
SFS 3790 Tropical Coastal Ecology BIOL 380 Panama Tropical Coastal Ecology   YES
SFS 3790 Tropical Coastal Ecology ENVS 399 Special Topics: ENVS Elective   YES
SFS 4910 Directed Research BIOL 380 Directed Research - Panama   YES
SFS 4910 Directed Research ENVS 399 Special Topics: ENVS Elective   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.