The Wrigley Institute Catalina Residential College, based at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island, is your campus-away-from-campus for learning about the environment and sustainability. We offer residential courses on a variety of topics, with a focus on interdisciplinary and hands-on learning for future environmental leaders.

Earn a semester’s credit in just four weeks as you train to become a next-generation environmental leader. All courses and activities take place in our unique, interdisciplinary learning environment at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on pristine Santa Catalina Island.

Maymester 2024 dates: May 13- June 7
Cost: Included in fall tuition, but with additional costs for room and board (significant financial aid is available)

Julymester 2024 dates: July 15-August 9 “Catalina Residential College in July”
Cost: Included in fall tuition, but with additional costs for room and board (significant financial aid is available)

How to Apply

Step 1: Visit the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability’s Catalina Residential College website to apply for Maymester courses by Saturday, November 25, 2023. The direct application link is here. July program applications will open in the spring semester.

Step 2: Once accepted into a Maymester program, you will receive a confirmation email and must submit a commitment to the program by noon on Friday, December 15 at noon.

Step 3: After committing to the FLP, request D-clearance from the course department and register for the course through Web registration. 

Step 4: Complete all Maymester forms required by USC.

 

Please direct any questions to WIES Experiential Learning Coordinator Hannah Maryanski Kiszla at maryansk@usc.edu

 

2024 Maymester Applications are now open.

All Dornsife FLP’s are for undergraduate applicants only, graduate students are not eligible. 

Progressive degree students may apply and participate in FLP’s if they have not completed their undergraduate requirements and is considered an undergraduate by the University. Prior to applying, contact Dornsife FLP inbox for clearance flp@dornsife.usc.edu.

Catalina Island Programs

  • Applications are open and due November 25th, 2023.

    • Dornsife FLP: Virtual and Digital Culture Heritage and Archaeology (ARCG 305L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Lynn Dodd, swartz@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Coastal Zone Sustainability (ENST 483L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by David Ginsburg, dginsbur@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Quantitative and Qualitative Social Science Research Methods for Environmental Analysis (ENST 486)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Monalisa Chatterjee, monalisc@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Research Methods in Coastal History (ENST 499)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Sean Fraga, sfraga@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Aquatic Microbiology (BISC 431L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Eric Webb, eawebb@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Methods in Marine Biology and Biographical Oceanography (BISC 457L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by John Heidelberg, jheidelb@usc.edu  
    • Dornsife FLP: Methods in Marine Biology and Biographical Oceanography (BISC 457L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by John Heidelberg, jheidelb@usc.edu 
    • Dornsife FLP: Aquatic Microbiology (BISC 431L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Eric Webb, eawebb@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Coastal Zone Sustainability (ENST 483L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by David Ginsburg, dginsbur@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Virtual and Digital Culture Heritage and Archaeology (ARCG 305L)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Lynn Dodd, swartz@usc.edu

  • Applications are closed

    • Dornsife FLP: Water and Soil Sustainability in the Field (ENST 320a)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Scott Applebaum, sappleba@usc.edu
    • Dornsife FLP: Environmental Studies Energy and Air Sustainability (ENST 320b)
      • Location: Santa Catalina Island, California, United States
      • Led by Victoria Petryshyn, petryshy@usc.edu

Explore FLP’s on Catalina Island

 

 

 

Maymesters Highlights

 

 

Julymesters Highlights

Financial Aid

The Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies offers financial support to cover the room & board fee for Julymesters based at the Wrigley Marine Science Center. Please visit our website to apply by March 1st. Significant financial support is available.

Most financial aid is transferable to official USC study abroad programs. However, each student is highly encouraged to reach out directly to the USC Financial Aid Office to confirm their package details.