BIO 4980 Internship in Biology

3 Hours

Prerequisites: Sixteen hours biology and permission of the department chair.

A cooperative education assignment in which the student is placed with a participating business organization for a semester. The student must apply one semester prior to the anticipated work period. The student must have at least a 2.5 GPA to be eligible. The student’s program of study may be extended for an additional semester Background checks are now required 21 days before registration for BIO 4980. Contact the instructor for details regarding the approval process. In addition to the preceding courses offered on campus, Belmont students have the unique opportunity to take courses at the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS). Credit for courses taken at IMS will be automatically transferred to Belmont. Permission to enroll in these courses must be obtained from the Chairperson, Department of Biology, Belmont University. The Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) is located at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and offers courses that are oriented toward the marine environment. Typical course offerings include: May be repeated once; however, only 3 hours may be used as biology electives.

Gen. Ed. Designation: EL (I - Internships, Clinicals, Practica).