Internships
The Department of Biology offers an opportunity to complete an undergraduate internship experience in the B.S. degree in biology. The department has been at the front in a national trend to provide such experiences for undergraduate students. The purpose of the undergraduate internship experience is to better develop critical thinking and those intellectual and technical skills associated with planning, executing, and communicating research discoveries. If you have questions regarding an undergraduate internship program you should contact a Biology professor. If you need ideas, inspiration, or information on which professor to contact, see the Ongoing/Recently Completed Internships section below.
Internship Courses
BIOL 4698 (Internship)
Academic credit may be earned for approved biological work experiences, either as a volunteer or through employment through an internship. An internship experience must be agreed upon by the on-site supervisor at the location of the internship, the CSU student, and the faculty mentor. Successful completion requires a written evaluation from the on-site supervisor, student written report and an oral presentation to faculty and students. BIOL 4698 is a 4 credit-hour course and requires a minimum of 150 hours of work.
Ongoing/Recently Completed Internships
Below is a list of ongoing or recently completed internships, locations. and the mentors for the projects. This should serve as a potential reference for any students looking into pursuing undergraduate internships.
| Internship | Organization | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Georgia Family Medicine Residency | Hughes | |
| Population Dynamics of Great White Sharks | White Shark Africa | Stokes and Hendricks |
| Relationship between the Positive Result of internal Parasites in Canines and Socioeconomic Standing of Owners | Vet to Pet Services | Ruehl |
| Influential Factors on the Coliform Count in a Captive Polar Bear Enclosure | The Alaska Zoo | Stokes |
| Bronchiolitis Treatment in Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Columbus Regional | Hughes and Klar |
| Host Fish Identification Trials for the Unionid Mussel Taxoplasma paulum | Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Ruehl and Hendricks |
| Effect of Laser Therapy on Dural Hematomas in Canis lupu familiaris | Valley Veterinary Associates | Stokes |
| Comparison of how Three Diets Affect Survival and Growth Rates of Sickelfin Redhorse Moxostoma | Warm Springs Fish Hatchery | Barone and Ruehl |
| Patient Subjective Pain Rating and Duration of Action of 0.5% Ropivacaine and 0.25% Bupivacaine in Brachial Plexus Nerve Blockage | Anesthesiologist/St. Francis Hospital | Hughes and Schwartz |
| Retrospective Study of Birds of Prey Treated at the Southeastern Raptor Center in Auburn, AL | Southeastern Raptor Center; Auburn University | J. Newbrey and Barone |
| The Effects of Weight, Age, and Breed on recovery Time of Canis lupus familiaris | Vet 2 Pet Services | Stokes |
| Screening for Pathogenic Escherichia coli in the Chattahoochee River, Columbus, GA | Columbus Water Works | King and Davis |
