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Summer Session I: 

• Barrier Island Ecology
• Cetacean Behavior
• Elasmobranch Biology
• Marine Science I: Oceanography
• Marine Invertebrate Zoology
• Marine Mammals (online)
• Research Study Program

Summer Session II :

• Marine Conservation
• Marine Ichthyology
• Marine Science II: Marine Biology
• Marine Toxicology (online)
• Research Study Program

Course descriptions

Undergraduate Students

4 things are needed to complete your application to SFP: 

2.  
3. Send Immunization Record to sfpFREEMississippi
4.  Send Official Transcript to Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ Undergraduate Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ or sfpFREEMississippi  
   1. Current Â鶹´«Ã½É«ÇéƬ students submit application only.
   2. Graduate Students – To apply, email sfpFREEMississippi or call 228.818.8812

• Undergraduate Course Fees
• Graduate Course Fees
• Room and Board Fees

The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's air-conditioned dormitory houses two students per room. Suites consist of four rooms and a common bathroom facility. Requests for housing are filled as received. Married couples must make their own arrangements for off-site housing. All rooms have Internet access via WiFi. For more housing information please contact sfpFREEMississippi. 

The dining hall serves three meals daily. Students should bring linens, towels, and clothing suitable for field work, such as shorts, bathing suits, hat, long-sleeved shirt and light-weight pants, washable athletic shoes, polarized sunglasses as well as a good sunblock. Laundry facilities are available on-site.

Dormitory stays typically provide excellent opportunities to meet other students, as well as to engage in study groups, water sports, fishing, golf, tennis, biking, weight lifting, aerobics, and hiking that form some of the many summer pastimes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The community of , as well as the neighboring cities of , , , and provide ample opportunities for shopping, banking, dining, and recreation. New Orleans is less than two hours away by car. Mobile, Alabama is about an hour drive.

Summers are hot on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and students should be prepared to protect themselves from intense sunshine. Bring a good sunblock, hat, sunglasses and a reusable waterbottle.

If a student has a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and requires accommodations, he/she should contact the Office for Disability Accommodations (ODA) for information on appropriate policies and procedures.

POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON LABORATORY GROUNDS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

• MISSISSIPPI – Mississippi College, Clinton 

• ARKANSAS – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville; Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia; University of Arkansas at Little Rock; University of Arkansas at Monticello; University of the Ozarks, Clarksville

• FLORIDA – University of Tampa, Tampa

• GEORGIA – Berry College, Rome

• ILLINOIS – Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

• IOWA – Drake University, Des Moines

• KENTUCKY – Morehead State University, Morehead

• LOUISIANA – Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond

• MISSOURI – Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville; Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau

• NEW YORK – State University of New York, Potsdam

• OHIO – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green

• OKLAHOMA – Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford

• SOUTH CAROLINA – Presbyterian College, Clinton

• TENNESSEE – Belmont University, Nashville; Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City; Christian Brothers University, Memphis; Rhodes College, Memphis; Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville; Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; University of Tennessee at Martin

• WISCONSIN – University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire

Summer Field Program Coordinator
Dr. Laura Blackmon
228.818.8852
sfpFREEMississippi

Summer Field Program Specialist
Sarah Faruque
228.818.8812
sfpFREEMississippi

GCRL Housing Conferences Service Manager
Martha Brown
228.818.8824
Martha.BrownFREEMississippi