MSCI 498 Q* - Research Internship (1 to 12 credits)

(Prereq: minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and at least one marine science course at the 300 level or above. A contract must be approved by the instructor/faculty coordinator, off-campus supervisor, and the department chair by the time of registration) Research experience related to marine science or a related field, as part of an approved internship with primary supervision by a non-faculty member. The student must complete a directed research project and a research paper or summary presentation as part of the internship. Requires a minimum of 50 hours of on-site, supervised, and evaluated student work experience per credit. The course may be taken for up to 12 credits, but no more than 6 total credits of MSCI 398, MSCI 399, MSCI 497, MSCI 498, and MSCI 499 may be used for major credit. F, S, Su.