Marine Environmental Science (Section 2)

This course is a university level course, designed for advanced high school students. Marine Environmental Science explores the diversity of coastal marine habitats and ecosystems and the tools scientists use to study them, with an emphasis on topics related to human impacts and environmental health. Fieldwork will include explorations of the rocky intertidal zone, excursions to neighboring islands to observe seal and seabird colonies, and offshore trips to learn oceanographic sampling techniques and observe whale foraging grounds. Dive into marine science this summer and earn Cornell college credit. Prerequisites: Two year-long high school courses in science, and completion of grades 10, 11 or 12. Precollege programs at Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, Maine, give you the chance to transform yourself from a student to a scientist. Through hands-on labs and field work, you'll earn college credits while exploring topics including marine biology and conservation. Classroom and field activities include deploying oceanographic equipment to collect water samples, exploring the rock intertidal zone, traveling to adjacent islands to observe seal and seabird colonies, dissecting sharks and rays to learn their unique anatomy, fishing for mackerel and bottom fish and observing whales in their foraging grounds. High school students enroll and receive course credit through Cornell University. Tuition cost per credit is $1460. Room and Board per night costs $192. SMI Lab Fee per course costs $312. Need-based financial assistance is available.