Summer Classes

Find out more about the summer classes offered at Central Michigan University's Biological Station on Beaver Island.

A CMU biology faculty member holding class in the woods at the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island.

Biology Classes
Avian Field Experiences
Plant Communities of Beaver Island
Freshwater Algae
Aquatic Entomology
Michigan's Amphibians and Reptiles
Medicinal Ethnobotany
Forensic Entomology
Stream and River Ecology
Foundations of Ecology
Great Lakes Mussels
Zooplankton of the Great Lakes
Field Biology
Geology Classes
Geology of Beaver Island and the Great Lakes Region

Geography Classes
Beaver Island Hiking, Geography and History

Environmental Science Classes
Ecosystems Structure and Function

Chemistry Classes
Quantitative Analysis
Environmental Chemistry of the Great Lakes
Chemistry of Natural Wonders
Astronomy Classes
Astronomy Lab

Music Classes
Nature Inspired Music Composition

Journalism Classes
Nature Photography

Art Classes
Nature Inspired Art

English Classes
Nature Inspired Writing

Honors Classes
Sculpture, Collage, and the Natural Environment
Helping and Hiking on Beaver Island
Green Words, Green Worlds

Classes available at the CMU Biological Station - Summer 2024

* Classes and schedule subject to change.

HON 321 - Sculpture, Collage, and the Natural Environment

  • May 5-11, 2023
  • Taught by L. Shurtleff
  • 2 credits

HON 321 - Helping and Hiking on Beaver Island

  • May 5-11, 2023
  • Taught by Mark Francek
  • 2 credits

HON 321 - Green Words, Green Worlds

  • May 5-11, 2023
  • Taught by M. Eke
  • 2 credits

BIO 516Z - Avian Field Experiences

  • May 13-17, 2023
  • Taught by Nancy Seefelt
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

GEL 397Z - Geology of Beaver Island and the Great Lakes Region

  • May 17-25, 2023
  • Taught by Maria Gonzalez
  • 3 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 597Z - Plan Communities on Beaver Island

  • May 27-31, 2023
  • Taught by Joanna Dannenhoffer
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 597Z - Freshwater Algae

  • June 3-8, 2023
  • Taught by Hunter Carrick
  • 3 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

ENS 397Z - Ecosystems Structure and Function

  • June 3-8, 2023
  • Taught by Amanda Suchy
  • 3 credits

BIO 597ZG - Aquatic Entomology

  • June 10-15, 2023
  • Taught by R. Merritt and M. Berg
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 597ZZE - Michigan's Amphibians and Reptiles

  • June 17-22, 2023
  • Taught by J. Rowe
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 597Z - Medicinal Enthobotany

  • June 17-22, 2023
  • Taught by B. Doyle
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 597Z - Forensic Entomology - The Real CSI

  • June 17-22, 2023
  • Taught by R. Merritt and M. Berg
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 530Z - Stream and River Ecology

  • June 24-29, 2023
  • Taught by G. Lamberti and T. Schriever
  • 3 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 213Z - Foundations of Ecology

  • June 24 - July 12, 2023
  • Taught by Kevin Pangle
  • 4 credits

GEO 575Z - Beaver Island Hiking, Geography and History

  • July 1-7, 2023
  • Taught by Mark Francek
  • 3 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 520Z - Great Lakes Mussels

  • July 8-12, 2023 - July 8-9 on Beaver Island
  • Taught by Dave Zanatta
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

BIO 597Z - Zooplankton of the Great Lakes

  • July 15-19, 2023
  • Taught by Nancy Scott McNaught
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

CHM 211QRZ - Quantitative Analysis

  • July 15-26, 2023
  • Taught by Dale LeCaptain
  • 4 credits
  • Lecture online prior

CHM 515Z - Environmental Chemistry of the Great Lakes

  • July 22-26, 2023
  • 2 credits
  • Lecture online prior

BIO 100Z - Field Biology

  • July 22-27, 2023
  • Taught by Brad Swanson
  • 3 credits

AST 112Z - Astronomy Lab

  • July 29  - August 2, 2023
  • Taught by Glen Williams
  • 1 credit

MUS 597Z - Nature Inspired Music Composition

  • August 1-10, 2023
  • Taught by J. Batzner
  • 3 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

CHM 371Z - Chemistry of Natural Waters

  • August 5-9, 2023
  • Taught by Sheryl Majorski
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

JRN 597Z - Nature Photography

  • August 5-10, 2023
  • Taught by Steve Jessmore
  • 3 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

ART 597Z - Nature Inspired Art

  • August 12-16, 2023
  • Taught by D. Fanning
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

ENG 597Z - Nature Inspired Writing

  • August 12-16, 2023
  • Taught by R. Fanning
  • 2 credits
  • Also available as a workshop

A large group of students in one of the classrooms at the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island.