The program is located at the Institute of Marine Sciences, Roatan Island, Honduras. Students stay in four-person cabins and three sumptuous meals are served daily. Students enroll in the first two courses of this program during the Spring Semester on campus and receive either upper-level Biology course credit or Natural Science credit. Service Learning in Honduras Students study the process of rural transformation associated with the collaborative efforts of a Northern non-governmental organization, Heifer Project International, and its Honduran counterpart, the Christian Commission for Development. Students are provided with an in-depth educational experience in a developing country.
Service is an integral part of the program.
Students spend time on a rural demonstration farm, visiting the capital, Tegucigalpa, and living with families in a community. At least one college-level year of Spanish is strongly recommended.