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Field Course Category B- Offered In Person 2024

APPLY NOW: Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology - Page 1 of 8 (yorku.ca)

When you take a field course module from York or another participating university through the OUPFB, you will earn credits towards your York degree. York has secured 1 or 2 reserved spots in these nine of the of the nineteen 2024 course modules: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, and 19). These vary tremendously in terms of location (e.g., Ontario, New Brunswick, Belize, and Africa) and subject matter.

Shortly after the review of applications on February 2nd, students will be advised whether they were successful in getting their first or second choice, or if they are on a waiting list. Since not all spaces reserved for different Ontario universities fill up in this first round of applications, unfilled spaces go back into the general pool. Be aware that York may be asked to open unused spaces reserved for York students to other participating universities following the February 2nd review of applications. Students from all universities can apply for these released spots with no restrictions. This process continues until a few weeks ahead of the course module start date with the goal of filling all the course spots.

Successful student applicants will be emailed about when they can officially enroll in the course.

There are two additional payments students must make following the $350 deposit. These are: (a) paying the balance of the course fee to the university offering the module, and this varies depending on which university is offering the module with the deadline varying depending on when the module starts, and (b) course tuition, payable to York. In most cases, students must also cover the costs of getting to the course location.

York’s reserved spaces are listed under the Module Offerings chart below.

Module # and NameDatesLocationHost University# of Spots
3- Dessert Ecology and EvolutionApr 28 - May 12Arizona & CaliforniaQueen's1
5-Field OrnithologyMay 4 - May 17Algonquin ParkYork4
7-Belize : Rainforest and ReefMay 13 - May 25BelizeWaterloo2
8- Plant Biodiversity & EvolutionJun 2 - Jun 16QUBSQueens1
9- Biodiversity and Conservation in East AfricaJun 3 - 18Kenya & NairobiQueens1
11- Behavioural Ecology of BatsJun 7 - Jun 20OttawaCarelton1
14- Marine Biology & OceanographyJul 27 - Aug 10New BrunswickGuelph1
16- Wildlife and Ecology in East African EcosystemsAug 1 - Aug 16Northern TanzaniaOttawa1
18- Aquatic Insect BehaviourAug 11 - Aug 24Algonquin Wildlife Research StationBrock2
19- Experimental Studies in Marine BiologyAug 17 - Sep 1New BrunswickWestern2

APPLY TO A OUPFB MODULE: Ontario Universities Program in Field Biology - Page 1 of 8 (yorku.ca)