Sponsored Programs

The coalition Semester Studies Program includes a Tropical and Global Sustainability track in Costa Rica as part of its Latin American Studies Program.

Affiliated Program

Au Sable Institute Of Environmental Studies

Northwest Nazarene University offers several courses that have an ecology/biodiversity emphasis and that include a field component. However, to increase the available opportunities for students interested in the environment and conservation, the university is affiliated with the Au Sable Institute. Students may take Au Sable courses and receive NNU credits that are counted as electives in the NNU biology and chemistry majors. The basic mission of the Au Sable Institute is to teach and promote responsible care and use of the Creation and its creatures. Students have an opportunity to take courses in a variety of settings including: the Great Lakes Forest in Michigan (Great Lakes),  Florida, and India. Students who complete an integrated program with Au Sable can receive one of several Institute Certificates: Naturalist, Land Resource Analyst, Water Resource Analyst, and Environmental Analyst from the state of Michigan. Tuition is the same as regular NNU tuition and students are responsible for books, fees, room and board, and travel. Each participating college is allotted financial aid for its students who attend. Interested students should visit the Au Sable website www.ausable.org and should contact the Department Chair of Biology.

Below are some of the listed courses regularly taught at Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies (see Au Sable Bulletin for complete listing). Each course emphasizes Christian stewardship of natural resources as its integrative theme.

Birds and Mammals of South India - India

Environmental Chemistry - Great Lakes

Ornithology: Eastern Birds - Great Lakes

Restoration Ecology - Great Lakes

Tropical Mountain Ecology - India

Wetland Ecology - Great Lakes

Wildlife Ecology - Great Lakes

Woody Plants - Great Lakes