Frequently Asked Questions

While you can only take one class per session, you are allowed to take a class during every session. It is not feasible to take more than one class per session. In order to cover 4 credits in 3 weeks, one class takes up the entire day every day.

Please head to our Marketplace application after you have looked at our course list with class descriptions. Please ensure that you have completed any prerequisites you need before paying your deposit. Course codes to register for the classes are given out in March if deposit has been paid. Course codes will be given out immediately after that point. A room and board charge along with your tuition will be charged to your MyRed account after you register for classes.

When you sign up for a class, you are charged a $100 deposit per class to apply via our registration application in Marketplace. This deposit will hold your seat in your chosen class(es). If you take more than one class, at the end of the summer, you will be refunded the additional deposits over the original $100 into your MyRed account for each course you successfully took.

Example: Chet takes 4 classes (one class in each session) and pays the $400 deposit. He had to drop his class in fourth session. At the end of the summer, he will be refunded $200. He wasn't refunded for the first class he signed up for in first session or the class in fourth session that he dropped, but he did receive a refund for the class in second and third session.

Yes! we have a room and board scholarship that covers the cost of living and dining at the Cedar Point campus. See our Financial Aid page for more details.

Students who are not currently enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are always welcome to take courses at Cedar Point Biological Station. If you have not completed an undergraduate degree; you must fill out the visiting student application for admission in addition to your Cedar Point application. For undergraduates enrolled at one of the other University of Nebraska (UNK, UNO, or UNMC) units, you will can apply through inter-campus enrollment. If you have completed a degree, are currently enrolled as a graduate student in another institution, or are enrolled at a different University of Nebraska units, you need to apply for admission to the Graduate School. For more information see the Office of Graduate Studies - visiting student.

All cost will be charged to MyRed account just like a normal class except for the deposit.

You will be contacted by the program coordinator within 1 to 2 business days. They will tell you that your application was successfully received and give you further instructions and/or general information.

Cabins are assigned based on gender and the course you are taking. You will be roomed with classmates of the same gender you put on your application. Gender neutral/non-binary housing is available, but it is the same large room with multiple bed type housing matching the rest of campus.

Not at all! Cedar Point frequently makes accommodations for vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, dairy free, gluten free, and many other dietary restrictions. If you have any concerns about your specific dietary restrictions, please reach out to cpbs@unl.edu. The sooner we are aware, the better we can accommodate.

Please check our packing list page.

Check-in goes from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Mountain Time (MT) on the Sunday the session starts.

Please check our directions page. You are responsible for your travel to and from the CPBS campus. Ride share opportunities present themselves 2-3 prior to the first day of the session.

Please check Canvas for any extra instructions from the instructor.

If you are registered with the disabilities office and have your accommodations on file, please reach out to us if your interested but worried about accessibility with your situation! It will take coordination and expectations set/understood with your instructor and our campus. Some accommodations are easy to facilitate; however, we do have a VERY rustic campus and intense physical activities in classes during the heat and with hills and uneven ground cannot be downplayed.

Head to our lodging request form and fill out all fields for the best experience. Please make sure to review our accommodation rates for a general feel for the total charge.

It can be! First, please check our accommodation rates page. Next, know that you will be providing all your own meals, and there is an additional charge for opening up the campus to anyone in the off-season. Lastly, please use our lodging request portal to get the stay solidified.

Yes! This depends on the dates, number of people, and what extra accommodations you will need provided. Please fill out our lodging request form to get the conversation started. You can review our accommodation rates to get a feel for the cost.

Head to our payment portal. Please fill out all lines. In optional notes, please write in what the bill is covering.

Please fill out our student research funding application. You will be contacted by John DeLong who manages all our funding opportunities.

We have multiple labs that do research out on campus regularly. DeLong's lab, Shizuka's lab, Cressler's lab, Ferraro's lab, Brassil's lab, Powell's lab, along with others. Please feel free to contact labs to see what projects are going on and how you can help!