Program Overview

Geology Field Training

The Geology Field Training program is designed to introduce Earth and Environmental Geosciences students to field methods, making observations and interpretations in field settings, and developing a synthetic understanding of the geologic history of Central Appalachia.

Geology Field Experiences

This program provides students with outdoor experiences, including an eight-day field trip over spring break, where they will climb mountains, explore caves, and study rocks, minerals, or groundwater. Students will study evidence of mountain building, tectonic activity, and environmental change, and make observations about igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks from 1.8 billion years old to only hundreds of years old.

Course Details

• The 3-credit GOEL 4610 Regional Field Geology course can be taken up to three times, as locations rotate to a new natural laboratory each spring.
• This course counts toward OHIO BRICKS: Learning and Doing.

Eligibility

• Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have successfully completed GEOL 2550 and at least one GEOL 3000+ course.

Program Details

Timing

• Spring

Academic Credit

• For Credit

Cost & Scholarship Availability

• Associated costs are provided on the program webpage.
• Scholarships are available, and financial aid may be applied.

Experience Tags

• Industry Focus: Science
• Experience Type: Study Abroad & Away
• Eligible Class Years:
  • Second Year
  • Third Year
  • Fourth Year
• College Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences

Testimonial

Students have participated in memorable experiences, such as exploring the Blue Ridge in Shenandoah National Park, from 1.6 billion-year-old Peddlar Gneissic granite to the 570 million-year-old Catoctin metabasalt.