Affliliation agreements between NMU and an internship programs must be in place for students to participate in an off-campus internship for credit. Students must work with their academic advisor and the supervisor of the internship to complete the necessary paperwork to establish an affiliation agreement. Once established, affiliation agreements do not expire, so a new agreement need not be arranged if there is one already on file. The Biology Department has established affiliation agreements with the following agencies/organizations:
- Agri-Business Consultants
- Alger Conservation District
- Animal Adventure Park
- Bayshore Veterinary Hospital
- Bear Creek Organics
- Center for Engaged Learning Abroad
- Chelsea Animal Hospital
- Child Family Health International
- Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa
- Coveyou Scenic Farms
- Creature Conservancy
- Custer State Park
- Detroit Zoological Society (Detroit Zoo)
- Dixie National Forest
- Eastern Sierra Wildlife Care
- Fellow Mortals Wildlife Rehabilitation (Lake Geneva, WI)
- Fort Worth Zoo
- Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
- Fox Valley Wildlife Center
- Fullei Fresh
- Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
- Great Lakes Energy
- Gwinn-Sawyer Veterinary Clinic
- Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
- Hiawatha National Forest (US Dept of Agriculture)
- Howell Nature Center
- Idaho Fish and Game
- Indo Ocean Project
- Inland Fish and Wildlife Department - Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians
- International Wolf Center
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Iron Mountain Animal Hospital
- Isle Royale National Park
- ITEC
- John Ball Zoo
- Kenai Cache Outfitters
- King Veterinary Clinic
- Long Lake Animal Hospital
- Loop Abroad
- Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center
- Marquette General Hospital (Duke LifePoint)
- Maryland Zoo (Baltimore)
- McHenry County Conservation District
- Memphis Zoo
- Miami University
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Rose Lake)
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Marquette Fish Hatchery)
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Marquette Fisheries)
- Michigan Humane Society
- Milan Area Animal Hospital
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Sea Grant
- Minnesota Zoological Gardens
- Mississippi State University
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- National Eagle Center
- Navy Marine Mammal Program
- Negaunee Veterinary Clinic
- Northern Veterinary Associates
- Notre Dame Environmental Research Center
- NSF International
- Partridge Creek Farm
- Peaceful Road Farms
- PLM Lake Land Management
- Potter Park Zoo
- Rescue Kritters
- Sunrise Veterinary Services
- Superior Watershed Partnership
- Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
- UP Animal Welfare Shelter
- UP Land Conservancy
- USDA Forest Service (Savannah River)
- US Fish and Wildlife Service - Marquette
- Wildlife Prairie Park (Illinois)
- Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
- Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
- Woodland Dunes Nature Center
- Yellowstone National Park