Program date: December 16 - 30, 2008 in Antarctica and South America plus weekly webcast lectures August 20 - December 3, 2008.

This program is open to students attending any college or university in the United States. Course credit is provided (at in-state tuition costs for all students regardless of their home institution) by one or more of the following institutions:

• Oregon State University
• University of Montana

Visit the Application Details page to learn how to enroll in this program. The final application deadline is March 15, 2008 but spaces are limited. Apply now to guarantee your place on this program.

Program Cost: $6,595, including orientation, accommodation and all meals in South America and Antarctica, group activities, and all in-country transportation. Tuition (9 quarter credits) and international airfare are additional.

Eligibility: We encourage students from all majors to apply, as we take an interdisciplinary perspective to examine the contemporary issues in Antarctica.

Program credits & courses: Students on this program will receive 9 quarter hours (~ 6 semester credits). Students attend weekly lectures in the fall (available via webcast anywhere in the world) and then participate in a two-week field study in Antarctica and Tierra del Fuego during winter break. The webcast course can also be taken without the field course in Antarctica for 4 quarter credits (~ 3 semester credits). See this page for more information on accrediting institutions, tuition fees, and course titles.

Why AUIP Antarctica? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, quietest, most remote, and least understood continent on Earth. You will spend 10 days aboard an expedition cruise ship to the Antarctic Peninsula, with the chance to see vast glaciers flowing into the sea, penguin colonies, whales and orcas, and beautifully sculpted icebergs. Also spend 3 days in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.