Hendrix 
College is a formal affiliate of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in 
Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Courses that meet for five or more semester 
hours of at least junior level and dealing with marine biology may be 
taken in Ocean Springs during the summer. Credit for these courses is 
awarded through the University of Southern Mississippi and is accepted 
as an elective biology course credit at Hendrix College with the prior 
approval of both the student’s academic adviser and the chair of the 
Biology Department.