Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
The University maintains a formal affiliation with the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL), an educational and research institute located in Ocean Springs, MS. Through this arrangement, students may take field courses in marine science at GCRL during the summer. Course credit is awarded through the University of Southern Mississippi and will be accepted as transfer credit at UT.
Degree Requirements
Below is a list of courses taught at GCRL and their credit hours. These courses may be applied toward majors in biology, and marine-science–biology.
| | Barrier Island Ecology | 3 |
| | Cetacean Behavior | 3 |
| | Coastal Restoration | 3 |
| | Coastal Environments in Peril | 3 |
| | Elasmobranch Biology | 6 |
| | Marine Biology | 5 |
| | Marine Animal Behavior | 5 |
| | Marine Mammals | 5 |
| | Marine Conservation | 5 |
| | Marine Invertebrate Zoology | 6 |
| | Marine Toxicology | 5 |
| | Oceanography | 5 |
| | Marine Ichthyology | 6 |
| | Marine Ecology | 5 |
| | Shark Biology | 5 |
| | Research Study Program | 1-6 |
Complete information about the GCRL program is available at www.usm.edu/gcrl/.