Each year twenty students study together for three quarters, beginning with fall quarter at the University of Washington's Friday Harbor Laboratories, followed by winter quarter in Jamaica at the University of West Indies' Discovery Bay Marine Lab, and ending with spring quarter in Massachusetts at Northeastern University's Marine Science Center. Application - Applicants are reviewed on a rolling admissions basis. Students are encouraged to apply by April 1. Most financial aid that students receive from their home institutions may be applied to this program through a consortium agreement. Medical Insurance and Diving Students must supply a medical examination and evidence of medical insurance coverage for the program year.
Students provide all of their own dive gear except tanks.
Credits Graduate or undergraduate credit is available for all courses offered. Credits earned in the program are transferable to most colleges and universities. Northeastern University operates on a quarter system with four quarter hour credits equal three semester hour credits.