Our goal is to learn by doing. With some of the finest and most experienced professors, you will explore the neotropical forest environment. This is truly a hands-on experience that puts the fun and excitement back in education. Your learning will go beyond your greatest expectations and change your life. Typically 15 students are selected for the summer program.
Dates vary slightly each year and are usually determined in late winter.
We select students from a variety of fields and universities. You must take both courses for a total of 8 semester credits. An official University of Mississippi transcript will be issued to your school upon completion of the program. Introduction to herpetology with emphasis on field studies of the amphibians and reptiles of various tropical ecosystems of Belize. Dr. Edmund D. Keiser, Professor of Biology, The University of Mississippi.