NOTE. July
1, 2004. With new courses coming online this
simplified application supercedes previous applications and
processes you may find in the website.
Please be aware
that this application concludes with the
following statement :
"The information
supplied on my application is true and
accurate. I give permission for the degree program and the ICE
Graduate Student Cooperative to verify and confirm any aspect
of
the information provided on this form and on supporting
materials. All work submitted on this application is my own,
except where clearly stated to the contrary. I understand and
accept that if at any time it is demonstrated that I have
misrepresented myself or my work, I may be dismissed from the
degree program and IGE Graduate Student Cooperative with no
refund of fees paid, and any degree(s) awarded may be rescinded.
I acknowledge that this application is void after six months
unless it is extended with permission."
Application
for
( ) Single course
( ) Certification Program (level one)
( ) M.S. Degree Program
( ) Ph.D. Degree Program
( ) Postgraduate Program
Applicant's
Name
Address
Telephone
Email
FAX
Degrees, Diplomas
or Certificates held (if any), the school and
year obtained and your grade point average.
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(Unless you
hear further from us, as long as you are sure your
official transcripts will be available they are not required
until after the Certification Level Three when matriculation
into the degree research commences. )
PART ONE:
Please familiarize yourself with some of the Introductory and
other
material
on the website using the left sidebar or the Site
Map
PART TWO:
Call Dr. Cohen to explore the most suitable and least expensive
way to have the program meet your goals 360-378-6313
PART THREE:
By way of introduction, please share a few paragraphs with us,
less than 400 words, about an attractive or heartfelt experience
that you have had with nature as a child or adult. Please
express what you think, feel and sense about that good
experience and its importance to you, if any.
PART FOUR:
Do the Secrets of Nature Attraction Trail
http://www.ecopsych.com/trailattract.html
and/or read
and do the
Stairway to
Wellness article
http://www.ecopsych.com/wholeness2.html
We have found
that applicants who are attracted to the
materials, activities and results of these activities and
articles are very successful in our courses and programs.
PART FIVE:
In 400 words or less please share with us your thoughts and
feelings in relation to having completed Part Thee and Part
Four, above, including:
- Why you want
to participate in a course or the program
- Your background
and experiences
- Your personal
goals
- Your professional
goals
- Other factors
to consider.
You may use
and/or modify this statement for use in other PNC
applications where required.
PART SIX:
Review of Programs Offered: The total Project NatureConnect
program offerings consist of:
- an optional
Personal
Growth and Balance Course (10-week
duration)
CERTIFICATION-
three levels of Certification, each for 12-credits.
You can complete one or all of them. Level One starts with the
Orientation
Course
(5-7 week duration).
Completion
of Levels 1, 2 and 3 Certification covers all the
online courses needed to matriculate into a final one-semester
for MS or Ph.D. completion.
DEGREES- The
Doctoral
or Masters Degree Program consist of
Certification Levels 1,2, 3 plus a matriculation semester to
complete the degree; 18-30 months average total time. A four-
year maximum time limit may be extended with permission.
An MS equivalency
waiver
is available.
Call the office about a BA equivalency waiver.
360-378-6313
COURSES available
independently:
The three online courses (A-C below) below may be taken
separately at the tuition costs listed. All three courses are
included, along with four additional courses, in the $740
tuition for Level One Certification (see below). This saves
you $450 in course tuition fees
PART SEVEN.
SELECT YOUR COURSES OR PROGRAMS:
Begin your
program or course now by checking off your choices,
below, and submitting this application along with the payment
listed or through a payment plan you have arranged with the
office, 360-378-6313.
PART EIGHT
DEGREE PROGRAMS
(select
one below,
call for assistance
360-378-6313)
( ) Doctoral program ($8,500-$9,000)
( ) with financial assistance (below)
( ) with M.S. Equivalency Waiver
( ) Master's
program
($7200)
( ) with financial assistance (below)
( ) with Bachelors Equivalency Waiver
( ) Post Doctoral
program
PART NINE
( ) LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATION on-line
http://www.ecopsych.com/ecocertificate2.html
Includes all
three courses A,B,C, listed below plus four
additional courses (12 credits total) and the 3 books for these
courses. The pre-paid $740 certification tuition includes a $100
application fee. (Save $450.00 by not taking these courses
separately). These courses include the independent courses
listed below:
Note: As stated
in (13) below, CERTIFICATION OR DEGREE applications (8 and 9
above are
POSTAL and EMAILED TO
IGE Degree or Certification Program Application
C/O Karla Gulke
20887 West Bulson Road
Mt. Vernon, WA 98274
igecoop@ecopsych.com
PART TEN
INDIVIDUAL COURSES offered online independently.
You may choose to have them later become part of your
certification or degree program if you do them with
the required books. Note that they are more costly individually
and that they are included in 8 or 9 above
( ) A. Nature
Connected Personal Growth and Balance:
an optional on-line course
(10-weeks) $290.00 tuition includes two books.
http://www.ecopsych.com/eco101course.html
Note that $200
of this course fee is applied to completing Level
One Certification if you later decide to enter the Certification
Program.
What month
you want to start the course? --------------
(Please call 360-378-6313 for specific dates available.)
( ) B. Psychological
Elements of Global Citizenship. The
Orientation Course.
http://www.ecopsych.com/orient.html
This key course
starts the Certification and Degree programs on-
line (1-3 credits 5-7 weeks duration). Its $150 independent tuition
includes two books plus the $100 program application fee if you
wish to continue training. (this makes the remaining LEVEL ONE
CERTIFICATION tuition $640). This course is included in 8 &
9 above.
See http://www.ecopsych.com/orientapplic.html for
alternative tuition choices
What month
you want to start the course? --------------
(Please call 360-378-6313 for specific dates available.)
( ) C. Natural
Attractions, Intelligences and Sanity (1 credit
optional) Course 4-8 weeks duration (may be done without going
online) $80.00 includes one book.
http://www.ecopsych.com/eco508pub.html
What month
you want to start this course? --------------
(Please call 360-378-6313 for specific dates available.)
TRANSFERABLE
CREDIT: If you want regionally accredited academic
credit (optional $47/credit) for any of the course(s), contact the
staff at 360-378-6313 for instructions as to how to obtain it.
PART ELEVEN
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PETITION
(for degree programs only, not presently available for
certification programs)
( ) I have
completed the Application PART ONE and PART TWO
above, and I am interested in obtaining scholarship assistance
for the degree program I have indicated. I have read and
understand the scholarship and declaration information.
http://www.ecopsych.com/iupsscholarship
I have enclosed
or arranged payments for my first degree program
semester's tuition of $740 of which $640 will be returned to
me
if I do not get the scholarship support that I need, or if I
am
not accepted in the program.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
DECLARATION
Scholarship
Applicant's Tuition Declaration
http://www.ecopsych.com/iupsscholarship.html
Date:
( ) The total
amount I can afford to pay for tuition and all
other Akamai/IGE degree program fees (except Bachelors
equivalency waiver costs, optional books and telephone
conference calls) is
$_________________
IMPORTANT NOTE:
To avoid the destructive consequences of eroding
trust and disqualifying while you participate in the program
please
do not misrepresent this figure. Please keep within the purpose
and
spirit of the Scholarship Program. Fellow students and faculty
are contributing to making the program available to you within
your stated budget. In the cooperative courses and exams, you
need their trust and support and vice versa.
If you decide
not to complete your program, IGE will refund you
a minimum of $1200.00. from what you have paid directly in
tuitions above $2320. You may also permanently switch into or
stay in the Certificate Program at that time and complete it.
PART TWELVE
PAYMENT:
Note: We only
take Visa or MasterCard but you can pay
for its charge to you using a lower rate card. In a search
engine, investigate using a low/no interest Credit Card as
a personal payment option or loan plan or to get
a cash advance.
A ( ) by Postal
Mail:
( ) I have emailed this application and in addition have sent
a
hard copy of it accompanied by a check or money order to Project
NatureConnect.
This is a Preferred
Choice because it leaves a paper
trail, your check demonstrates your payment.
( ) with credit
card information
Send by postal
mail to the appropriate address, below.
B. ( ) by Email
Please charge my credit card $_______________
Type of Card
( )Visa ( ) Mastercard
Name on Card:___________________________________
First twelve
numbers on Card
______ ________ ______ XXXX (do not send last 4 digits in this
email)
Call 1-360-378-6313
to report the last four digits or whole
number.
Date of Expiration
MM/YY (Month/Year) ___/___
Personal identification
number on the reverse side of
card:_______
Postal Address
of Card Owner:
Street, City,
State, Zip
C. By FAX
( ) send "B" information above with the complete Card
number to
360-378-8325)
Signed:
________________________________________
Name appearing here is equivalent to signature
The information
supplied on my application is true and accurate.
I give permission for the degree program and the IGE Graduate
Student Cooperative to verify and confirm any aspect of the
information provided on this form and on supporting materials.
All work submitted on this application is my own, except where
clearly stated to the contrary. I understand and accept that
if
at any time it is demonstrated that I have misrepresented myself
or my work, I may be dismissed from the degree program and IGE
Graduate Student Cooperative with no refund of fees paid, and
any degree(s) awarded may be rescinded. I acknowledge that this
application is void after six months unless it is extended with
permission.
Signed:
________________________________________
Name appearing here is equivalent to signature
Highlight/select,
copy, and paste this completed
admission application in an email
with the SUBJECT of the email: Program Application.
Then follow the instructions in Part Thirteen, below
PART THIRTEEN
POSTAL MAILING THIS APPLICATION:
Make a hard copy of the total application and
postal mail it with your correct admission fee check or money
order made out to
Institute of Global Education, Project NatureConnect
for the degree, certification program or course you have
selected above.
IMPORTANT:
Note that Certificate and Degree
applications go
to different addresses than
Individual Course applications. Call if you need
further information 360-378-6313
CERTIFICATION
OR DEGREE applications POSTAL and EMAIL to
IGE Degree or Certification Program Application
C/O Karla Gulke
20887 West Bulson Road
Mt. Vernon, WA 98274
igecoop@ecopsych.com
INDIVIDUAL
COURSE applications POSTAL and EMAIL to
Project NatureConnect,
P.O. Box 1605, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
nature@interisland.net
360-378-6313