Academics
Undergraduate Advisors
Supported by the WLW Environment and Student Success Fund.
- Catherine Maruna, Academic Advisor, Schmidt College of Science
Schedule an appointment . - Demarus Youngblood, M.A., Executive Director of Science Advising, Schmidt College of Science
Schedule an appointment: djohnson@rjval.com
Undergraduate and Graduate Mentors
Supported by the WLW Environment and Student Success Fund.
- Tobin Hindle, Ph.D., Scientist & Graduate Program Director, Department of Geosciences
thindle@rjval.com - Michelle Petersen, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor and Director of the Environmental Science Program
mpeter45@rjval.com - Joshua Scholl, Ph.D., Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences
jscholl1@rjval.com
Undergraduate Programs
Majors/Departments
- B.A./B.S. Biological Sciences
- B.A./B.S. Chemistry
- B.A./B.S. Geosciences
- B.A./B.S. Physics
- Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning
- Bachelor of Urban Design Undergraduate
- Semester by the Sea at HBOI
- B.S. Biology/MS Environmental Science fast-track combo program
Undergraduate Certificate Programs
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Learn about ways to get involved with research as part of your academic journey.
Schmidt College of Science Undergraduate Research Resources
Students have opportunities at every level to join research experiences with expert faculty in a wide variety of disciplines throughout the college’s eight academic departments.
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (OURI) serves as a centralized support office for students and faculty who are engaged in undergraduate research and inquiry. OURI offers university-wide programs such as undergraduate research grants, the annual undergraduate research symposium, and the undergraduate research journal.
Semester by the Sea (HBOI)
This one-semester program for undergraduate students offered by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and the Department of Biological Sciences is designed to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to broaden their educational experience with a semester-long immersion in marine science, with emphasis on marine biology.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Summer Internship Program
The 10-week program is designed to provide hands-on experience in a range of areas to qualified undergraduate and graduate students.
Graduate Programs
- M.S. Biological Sciences
- M.S. Chemistry
- M.S. Environmental Science (administered by ECOS)
- M.S. Geosciences
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M.S. Marine Science and Oceanography (administered by ECOS)
- Master of Urban and Regional Planning
- Ph.D. Chemistry
- Ph.D. Geosciences
- Ph.D. Integrative Biology (concentration in Environmental Science or Marine Science & Oceanography)