Join the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability for a month filled with once-in-a-lifetime, immersive learning experiences centered on urban oceans! 

Our info sessions will give you specific information about your class of interest, costs, the application process, and common questions about life at the Wrigley Marine Science Center.

Info Session Date/Time: varies by class, October 1-7

Info Session Location: Zoom

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Our 5 Maymester courses focus on understanding and solving issues in the San Pedro Channel, a unique ocean environment off the coast of one of the world’s busiest port cities. Everything takes place at the Wrigley Marine Science Center, our incredible living laboratory on Santa Catalina Island.

Maymester 2026 Dates: May 18 – June 12, 2026

Courses offered (ALL majors welcome!):

• BISC 431L: Aquatic Microbiology with Drs. John Heidelberg and Eric Webb
  • Info session: Tues, Oct 7 from 2-3pm
• BISC 457L: Methods in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography with Drs. Karla Heidelberg and Noelle Held
  • Info session: Wed, Oct 1 from 2-3p 
• ENST 483L: Coastal Zone Sustainability with Dr. Dave Ginsburg
  • Info session: Wed, Oct 1 from 1-2pm
• ENST 484: Waves of Change: Unearthing Coastal Environmental Histories with Dr. Sean Fraga
  • Info session: Thurs, Oct 2 from 12-1pm
• ENST 486: Social Science Research Methods for Environmental Analysis with Drs. Monalisa Chatterjee and Brian Palmer-Rubin
  • Info session: Wed, Oct 1 from 3:30-4:30pm

Learn more at our website: bit.ly/wies-maymester

Maymesters are not open to graduate students. Only undergraduates may apply (progressive degree candidates are welcome as long as you have enough undergraduate units remaining to cover the course).