......	PROJECT NATURECONNECT Institute of Global Education   GRADUATE WEBSTRING SUPPORT GROUP   M.S. Degree Waiver at Greenwich University Goals and Process The purpose of GWSG and Project NatureConnect is to research and offer nature-connected psychology and education that help the United Nations meet its manifest for environmentally sound personal growth and social justice. GWSG achieves its purpose through expertise in Webstring Science: The Natural Systems Thinking Process (NSTP.) Involvement in NSTP helps people solve the personal, social and environmental problems that result from the difference between the disconnected way we learn to think and how nature works. The Orientation Course activities (below) plus the Webstring Translation activity help GWSG achieve its purpose. http://www.pacificrim.net/~nature/earthday.html http://www.pacificrim.net/~nature/amental.html http://www.pacificrim.net/~nature/trail.html http://www.webstrings.org/webstzbutton.html http://www.ecopsych.com/ naturelov.html To credibily achieve its goals, GWSG participants pledge to help each other and Greenwich University achieve excellent academic and economic responsibility through the webstring of reason. Petitions for a waiver of the Masters Degree are granted when a GWSG Ph.D. candidate documents that they have the training and ability to meet GWSG goals and process (above) on a Master's level as defined in the Greenwich University Applied Ecopsychology M.S. program description. This consists of 30 graduate units at 45 hours of learning/unit, about 1500 hours. It is the sole responsibility of a candidate to build mutually supportive relationships and to submit reasonable evidence that shows they meet the criteria for obtaining an M.S. waiver as described in the Greenwich University Program Handbook. Based on the rationale below, the Petition for an MS Waiver will consist of a bound, convincing integration of the candidate's background and experiences as follows: 1. Cover with title of the proposal candidate's name, address, telephone, email, present occupation or profession a goal statement of up to 100 words. 2. Opening Petition Statement that conveys why the candidate believes they have equivilent education and the dedication that enables them to utilize and research Applied Ecopsychology or Integrated Ecology NSTP on a Master's level. 3. Table of Contents that locates by page number the various sections of the document. 4. Candidate's Overview and Integration Statement Convincingly show you presently operate on a Master's level of competency personally and professionally with respect to NSTP** and/or your profession. This statement is like an equivilency of your MS project or thesis with the subject being "I Work on an NSTP Master's Level of Competency" Make it as strong as possible. Prove your point by the way you develop and organize this paper. You may want to contact GWSG and see if the cooperative wants to make a list of evaluation criteria that will help you and others formulate your statement. An organized way to present this is as follows: List the Greenwich MS courses as below. (Descriptions of the courses are located at http://www.rockisland.com/~process/mscourse.html   .ECO 500 Global Citizenship 1 credit ECO 501/ Introductory RWN 3 credit ECO 502 .I and II WMWE 3 credit ECO 503 Directed Readings 3 credit ECO 504 Sensory Knowing and Culture 3 credit ECO 522 Public Relations/Funding 3 credit ECO 751: Field Studies /Internships 6 credits *ECO542: Qualitative Research 3 credits *ECO 791: Selected Projects/Topics 3 credits *ECO 792: Advanced Readings 3 credits . *ECO 793: Selected Topics/Projects 3 credits 5A. Under each course, where possible, list names and short descriptions of courses, trainings or life experiences, parallel or appropriate instruction, etc. that has added to your knowledge of something like this subject area. 5B. Identify a document ( that you list below this section) that shows how, when and where you learned this skill (through transcripts, certificates, letter from instructor, observers, samples of work, ) 5C. Document how many hours you have spent in a) learning this skill, b) improving it and c) performing it. 5D List and assign credit hours to other Life Experiences 5E. List and Total all your credit hours above. 5E.If possible, submit at least one letter of recommendation that states you perform at a Master's level in this skill in this or other area. 5F. Name two books you have read that have assisted your learning in this area. 5G Other Life Experiences   6. Create a personal archive of references and documentation that have been referred to in the previous sections including samples of work done, copies of certificates etc. when possible. Be prepared to have this archive examined, if and when so requested. Use quotes, references, photographs, work samples, or definitions where they will prove helpful including supporting statements from others, Interact Group email quotes, material from Reconnecting With Nature or Well Mind, Well Earth or our web pages. Get ideas from other GWSG members. Demonstrate that you understand and can handle the Webstring Translation activity and your results from engaging in the Mind in Nature activity.   7. Submit two letters of personal recommendation that convey your character, honesty, adequacy and ability to relate cooperatively. 8. Identify areas where you feel you could improve and will continue to educate yourself to become skilled on an Master's level. 9. Additional Information may be added here that you think will be helpful in making this equivalency determination Stop when you feel you have left no stone unturned. You may submit up to 50 pages. 10. Submit this waiver document as an email to the GWSG waivers group for comment and improvement. After getting an OK from the group and Dr. Cohen, forward it to Greenwich Registrar at <registrar@university.edu.nf>     SAMPLE CHECKLIST     COURSE NAME, NUMBER & CREDITS REFERENCE PAGE NIUMBER........... LIFE EDUCATION RECEIVED   TOTAL HOURS OF TRAINING  ECO 501 Well Mind, Well Earth; Educating/CounselingWith Nature I (3 credits) 1) Page 3. Marine Ecological Institute. Marine Science Instructor, geology, chemistry, zoology, ichthyology teaching stations.  300  2) Page 6. Marine Ecological Institute. Classroom instruction and facilitated field trips, tidepool walks, class/student prep time.  150       ** NSTP science rationale: The web of life is a global ecosystem of which people are part. To be part of a system one must in some way be in communication with the system. The Natural Systems Thinking Process enables a person to restore their inherent ability to consciously register and respond to communication with nature. It accomplishes this by bringing NIAL into our awareness the nameless, intelligent sensory attraction webstring loves that we share with the web of life. 1. There is an intelligent age old purpose and non-verbal process that sustains nature's web of life and its members, including people. That purpose and process is to support life in balance. In this regard there are no known substitutes for the real thing. 2. To connect with nature, relationships must be entered by gaining consent and measured by their long term effects on global life in balance. 3. When we provide material, social, or financial rewards for nature-disconnecting stories we become psychologically bonded to these stories and their destructive effects. 4. Things that experience this imbalance suffer. 5. To reverse our imbalance and its discontents, continuing, thoughtful, shared, sensory contacts with webstring attractions in natural areas reconnect our thinking with nature's ways. This produces responsible personal, social and environmental relationships. 6. People experience webstrings as sensory attractions, uncomfortable sensations are webstrings that attract us to seek additional webstrings and further participate. 7. When people think in consent and connection with webstrings they experience a global consciousness that leads to unity at every level of endeavor. Since in this model there is no substitute for the real thing, if a person is not in conscious connection with webstring attractions, they are probably playing God in some way without the wisdom to do so. A person can learn to trust and use nature connected experiences to help produce unity and balance. 8. Nature can be seen as a process that organizes, preserves and regenerates itself to produce an optimum of life, diversity and balanced cooperation without producing garbage or death as we know it. Nature's way of expressing love prohibits the pollution, abusiveness and stress that deteriorate life. Nature can be a source of "Higher Power." .

Project NatureConnect Institute of Global Education, Special NGO consultant to the United Nations Economic and Social Council P.O. Box 1605 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 360-378-6313 www.ecopsych.com Dr. Micheal J. Cohen, Director send email