Kibbutz Ketura, Israel 
Arava Institute for Environmental Studies 
Study Abroad Program
       Course Equivalencies
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Things to remember...

  • If you find a course in the program materials or on the program website that is not listed below, stop by the International Office. We will provide you with the forms necessary to obtain the Allegheny course equivalency.

  • Courses taken on this program are listed as Tel Aviv University transfer credit on the Allegheny transcript; the grades ARE factored into your Allegheny GPA; only courses with the grade "C" and above will transfer; courses transfer as three-credit courses to Allegheny.

  • Courses that have multiple equivalencies indicate cross-listings only; courses cannot be counted twice for graduation requirements.

Arava Institute Course Number/Title
Allegheny College Course Number/Title
Strategic Management of Environmental Organizations
3 cr
ES 0TE - SS / POLSCI 2TE
600/ Introduction to Environmental Policy
3 cr
ES 0TE - SS / POLSCI 2TE
601/ Comparative Environmental Law
3 cr
ES 0TE - SS / POLSCI 2TE
602/ Introduction to Environmental Ethics
3 cr
ES 0TE - SS
603/ Sustainable Agriculture
3 cr
ES 0TE - NS
604/ Introduction to Desert Ecology
3 cr
BIO 330 Ecology or ES 3TE - NS
605/ Protecting the Marine Environment of Coral Reefs
3 cr
ES 0TE - NS
608/ Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
3 cr
ES 0TE - NS
610/ Introduction to Environmental Sciences
3 cr
ES 110
613/ Mobility, Society and Environment
3 cr
ES 0TE - SS / POLSCI 2TE
619/ Environmental Politics of Nature Preservation
3 cr
ES 3TE - SS / POLSCI 2TE
623/ Environmental Economics
3 cr
ES 3TE - SS 0TE
627/ The Living Desert; Environmental Perspectives
3 cr
ES 3TE - SS
630/ Towards Chemical-Free Agriculture: Crop Evolution and IPM
3 cr
BIO 3TE
632/ Desert Habitats: Miniature Ecosystems: Advanced Field Studies in Desert Ecology
3 cr
BIO 330 Ecology or ES 3TE
633/ Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
3 cr
ES 3TE - NS
635/ Applied Ornithology and Conservation Strategies
3 cr
BIO/ES 370 Conservation Biology
636/ Spirituality, Religion and Environment
3 cr
ES 3TE - Hum
636-B/ Behavior, Belief and Ecology
3 cr
ES 3TE - SS
637/ Environmental Education
3 cr
ES 0TE - SS
638/ Environmental Psychology
3 cr
ES 3TE- SS
639/ Water Management in the Middle East
3 cr
ES 3TE- SS
645/ History of Human Presence in the Negev & Sinai Deserts
3 cr
HIS 3TE / SS 3TE
648/ Genesis as a Key to Contemporary Thought
3 cr
ES 3TE - Hum
696 & 697/ Independent Study in the Environment
3 cr
ES 3TE

OTE = will satisfy requirement for either minor or major in department, or distribution requirement
2TE = major/minor elective credit at 200 level
3TE = major/minor elective credit at 300 level
4TE = major/minor elective credit at 400 level

OTG = counts toward graduation, but not toward major/minor

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