Back to Undergraduate Programs Semester in Biological Discovery (SBD) Overview 2025 SBD Course Offerings Back to main menu Overview Art Course: On Images Back to main menu Overview Art Course: On Images Schedule Biodiversity: Exploring the Marine Diversity of Woods Hole Using Molecular Tools Back to main menu Overview Biodiversity: Exploring the Marine Diversity of Woods Hole Using Molecular Tools Schedule Meet the Faculty: Andrew Gillis Dynamic Camouflage: Behavior, Visual Perception and Neural Skin Patterning in Cephalopods Back to main menu Overview Dynamic Camouflage: Behavior, Visual Perception and Neural Skin Patterning in Cephalopods Schedule Meet the Faculty: Roger Hanlon Embryology Fundamentals of Synapses Back to main menu Overview Fundamentals of Synapses Schedule Imaging for Biological Research Introduction to Parasitology Back to main menu Overview Introduction to Parasitology Schedule Stem Cells and Regeneration: From Aquatic Research Organisms to Mammals Back to main menu Overview Stem Cells and Regeneration Schedule Meet the Faculty: Karen Echeverri Seminar: A History of Cell Molecular Biology Back to main menu Overview Seminar: A History of Cell Molecular Biology Schedule SBD Application Instructions SBD Tuition and Aid SBD FAQ SBD Program Credits Student Life SBD Contacts Home Educational Opportunities Undergraduate Programs SBD Program Credits There are two mechanisms for receiving credit for SBD courses: Students may receive credit directly through their institution. Please contact sbd@mbl.edu for more information regarding institutional credit approval. Students may receive credit from the University of Chicago. After acceptance into the program, students will be guided through the process of becoming a student-at-large at the University of Chicago. The student will then be registered at the university for the semester and receive grades and transcript from the university. Students should confirm that the registrar at their home institution will accept the University of Chicago courses as transfer credit.