Gaining Credits - Independent study and internship programs

It is sometimes possible to use an Operation Wallacea expedition to gain credits from your own University.  This is often done through an independent study or internship program.  The amount of credit available will vary depending upon which university you are at and the duration of your expedition.

Your university will often require a piece of work based on your experience to go towards your Independent Studies or Internship, again these vary between institutes but may be in the form of a presentation or small written report.

To organise gaining credit in this way you will have to speak to your academic advisors and often your study abroad departments to find out what they can offer.  They will usually have forms for you to complete before coming out with us which will need certain details about the expeditions before you can gain the credit.  This might be details of time allocation or academic supervision during the expedition, all of which we can happily supply to you if needed.   

Please note that your University will still charge you the normal fees for their credit on top of the expedition fees you will need to pay.  In many cases it is much cheaper to gain credit by joining one of the credit courses from the University of St Andrews, Imperial College London, or University of Nottingham that run at our sites who only charge US$1000 for their credit which usually constitutes between 10 and 20% of an academic year.

If you have any questions about gaining credit from your university please email Independentcredit@opwall.com.  Equally if your academic advisors or Study Abroad departments have questions about the program please pass on this email address to them and ask them to contact us.

It is very important that if you are gaining credit in this way for an expedition you email us in advance so we know you are gaining credits, even if you have no special on site requirements.  This will make the awarding of credits much easier and ensure that any provisions you need on site are prepared in advance.  If you fail to tell us about any credit you are gaining before an expedition we can not take any responsibility for problems that may occur on site or when you return to your university.