Why should I enroll in a course taught at CPBS?
- Complete a 4 credit course in 3 weeks or a 3 credit course in 2 weeks.
- Class are field-based, so you spend most of your days (and sometimes nights!) outside the classroom delving into field science.
- Relationships with students, TAs, and professors form fast and strong.
- You get to eat three meals a day with science-minded people from undergraduates to well-known scientists where you can discuss ideas.
- You'll have the opportunity to live in rustic cabins by serene Lake Ogallala and five minutes from Lake McConaughy.
- The majority of alumni agree that their participation at Cedar Point was a major highlight of their educational experience at Nebraska!
The University of Nebraska's School of Biological Sciences offers eight courses at Cedar Point every summer. We also partner with other departments who offer two to four additional courses. These non-biology courses include ENGL 317 class (Literature and the Environment, offered in partnership with the English department), a foreign language immersion camp, and others.
Courses are split up into four, 3-week sessions with 2-4 courses each session. Each session begins with dinner on Sunday night of the first week and ends on Friday afternoon of the third week. Classes meet all day Monday-Friday and may include optional activities on the weekends. Courses are experience-based learning with an emphasis on student research projects.
Please keep in mind that classes fill on a first come, first serve basis. If you see a class that you want to take, sign up as soon as you can!