2013 Summer Geology Field Camp

Our Summer Geology Field Camp is taught as a series of three 2-week courses, taught sequentially in central Oregon and southwestern Montana:

1. June 20-July 3: GEOL 406 Field Studies - Volcanology & Surveying, taught in central Oregon by Ray Weldon and Jim Watkins (4 credits; $450 course fee).

2. July 4-16: GEOL 406 Field Studies - Stratigraphy & Geomorphology, taught in southwestern Montana by Becky Dorsey and Mike Darin (4 credits; $650 course fee).

3. July 17-31: GEOL 406 Field Studies - Structural Geology, taught in southwestern Montana) by Marli Miller and Reed Burgette (4 credits; $650 course fee).

Link to the tentative Daily Course Schedule.

Students who need a full 6-week field camp to satisfy their degree requirements will want to take all three of the above courses. Students with other degree requirements may take one or two courses, with the restriction that students attending the Montana portion must take both Montana segments. Please apply for each course individually (forms below). We welcome applications from both Oregon and non-UO students. We will give admissions priority to UO students, as dictated by enrollment pressure. Graduate-level credit (GEOL 606) is also available for graduate students.

Course fees listed above are charged in addition to tuition. Tuition costs for summer 2013 are posted here: 2013 rates. (non-UO students are considered “non-admitted” for registration purposes) Other costs will include occasional meals on days off, lunches in Dillon, MT, and any additional personal expenses.

The first course will start with an organizational meeting at 9:00 a.m. Thursday June 20. The group will return to Eugene on July 30. Students will meet the next morning to clean out the vans and put away gear, and the course will be officially over at noon July 31.

Here is the class of summer, 2012, at the famous “rats nest”, Block Mountain, Montana.

To Apply, please complete one or more of the following applications:

• GEOL 406 or 606 (4 credits) Volcanology and Surveying (2 weeks)
  

• GEOL 406 or 606 (4 credits) Stratigraphy & Geomorphology (2 weeks)
  

• GEOL 406 or 606 (4 credits) Structural Geology (2 weeks)
  

and send them to: Becky Dorsey, Field Camp Coordinator, Dept. of Geological Sciences, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. The application deadline is February 15, 2013. We expect to decide about admissions by March 5. Once you are accepted you will need to send us a non-refundable deposit ($50 per course) by April 1. Late-comers will be considered on a space-available basis. Queries can be sent to rdorsey “at” uoregon.edu.

Here is an Equipment List of the things you will need for this course.