In many cases you can receive college credit toward your major for externship experiences. For life science majors at Montclair State, this generally comes in the form of BIOL 409 Externship in Biology.
Any faculty member can sponsor an externship, and every faculty member has a unique way of assessing the quality of your work. Typically, the student arranges the externship and puts her or his supervisor in touch with the MSU professor. The professor and on-site supervisor consult to determine the course grade.
The university also has a Cooperative Education program that helps link students with externship opportunities in a more formal way. For information about the CO-OP program for biology or molecular biology majors, contact Dr. Vega, Dr. DiLorenzo, or Dr. Lustigman.