Dauphin Island Sea Lab Residential Marine Science Class

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab Residential Marine Science Class is a four-week campus program for high school students in grades 9–12. It covers marine biology and oceanography through fieldwork, lab investigations, research, presentations and examinations, totaling over 160 supervised academic hours. The program is selective, accepting 30 students, and includes dorm housing with meals and after-hours counselors; the 2026 session ran June 14–July 10 and cost $3,000, with separate criteria for full-tuition scholarships.

Dormitory housing with meals, after-hours counselors, academic hours of study, potential high school credit arrangements.

Open to high school students entering grades 9 through 12.

Open an application via the program’s page and follow the steps provided there.