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The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography is a marine and environmental research facility and does not confer degrees. Faculty do teach a summer course on coastal interdisciplinary marine science for advanced undergraduate and graduate students (see SkIO main page), as well as several courses offered via video conferencing. These courses are listed at some Georgia universities, and students can thereby receive credits toward their degrees. The main contemporary faculty-student interaction is advisement. SkIO faculty have or can recieve adjunct faculty status at other universities, and can serve as either a committee member or the major thesis advisor. Graduate students complete their formal classroom instruction at a degree-granting institution, e.g. Georgia Tech or the University of Georgia . Meanwhile, if they have chosen a SkIO faculty member as their advisor, they spend their off-semesters and summers in residence at SkIO conducting their thesis research. When their coursework is completed, these grad students typically move to SkIO full-time until their theses are completed. They receive their degrees from their home institution, but the thesis is signed by and reflects the SkIO faculty input.

Peter Verity has adjunct graduate status at the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah State University, and Armstrong Atlantic State University. His lab includes graduate and undergraduate students from all three schools. If you are interested in pursuing a similar relationship, please contact him via e-mail. Please provide background, status, education, career interests, and any other relevant information. You may also wish to contact other staff members listed on the lab's People page.