Field Camp Listing

A six credit (semester based) geology field camp is required for the Geology option in the Geosciences B.S. from Virginia Tech. Although we no longer offer our own field camp, there are numerous camps available through other schools.

This page is designed to provide you with web links to some field camps that are offered in May, June and July, together with field camps in Australia and New Zealand during December and January. The links give information on itinerary, cost, accommodations, credits (semester or quarter), financial aid, and contacts. The camps are listed below under their home states, but the home state of the university running the field camp is not always where the field camp itself is located.

For further information and advice, or if you have additional field camp links to add to this website, please contact Dr. R. D. Law.

Domestic Field Camps

Alabama: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Contact Information:; Dr. Harold Stowell; geology@geo.ua.edu; (205) 348-5095; hstowell@geo.ua.edu; (205) 348-5098; Website:; http://www.as.ua.edu/geo/future-students/new-mexico/; Late May-June, 2011; 5 week course; 6 credits; University of South Alabama, Mobile; Contact Information:; David T. Allison; dallison@jaguar1.usouthal.edu; (251) 460-6381; Website:; http://www.southalabama.edu/geography/allison/GY480/FieldCourseInfo.html; 2011 camp; out-of-state tuition; check pre-requisites like pocket transit and GPS
Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks; Contact Information:; Bill Witte; Bill Witte <witte@alaska.edu>; 907.474.7809; Elisabeth Nadin; enadin@alaska.edu; Website:; http://www.uaf.edu/geology/field-studies/field-camp/; Applications for 2011 camp due 1/28/11; $3,560 for all students; take 2-8 outside students
Arizona: University of Arizona, Tucson; Contact Information:; Anne Chase; achase@email.geo.arizona.edu; (520) 621-6004; Website:; http://www.geo.arizona.edu/academics/fieldcamp/fieldcamp.html; July 20-August 20, 2011; accept outside students
Arkansas: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Contact Information:; Teresa Center; tcenter@uark.edu; (479) 575-3159; Doy Zachry; dzachry@uark.edu; (479) 575-2785; Website:; http://geosciences.uark.edu/2607.php; May 2012; apply by February 15 for scholarships
California: Humboldt State University, Arcata; Contact Information:; Andre Lehre; akl1@humboldt.edu; (707) 826-3165; Val Arizzi; arizzi@humboldt.edu; (707) 826-3931; Website:; http://www.humboldt.edu/geology/courses/fieldcamp/field_camp_main.htm; Six week course; take outside students; 3 different mapping areas
Colorado: Colorado School of Mines, Golden; Contact Information:; Marilyn Schwinger; mschwing@mines.edu; 303-273-3800; Website:; http://geology.mines.edu/courses/uDescriptions.html; Not able to take outside students in 2011; Colorado State University, Ft. Collins; Contact Information:; Sven Egenhoff; sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu; (970) 491-0749; John Ridley; jridley@warnercnr.colostate.edu; (970) 491-5943; will have camp in 2011; Information Letter (PDF); Fort Lewis College, Durango; Contact Information:; Ray Kenny; Kenny_r@fortlewis.edu; 970-247-7462; Website:; http://geo.fortlewis.edu/; Will have camp June into July 2011; Mesa State College, Grand Junction; Contact Information:; Rick Livaccari; Richard Livaccari <rlivacca@mesastate.edu>; (970) 248-1081; No field camp this summer; Next field camp will be 2012
Florida: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; Contact Information:; David Warburton; warburto@fau.edu; (561) 297-3312; Website:; http://www.geosciences.fau.edu/Resources/CourseWebPages/Summer2010/GLY4790_E10/Index_GLY4790_E10.htm; Planning camp for 2011; $2200 last yr & six credits of tuition; do accept outside students; Florida State University, Tallahassee; Contact Information:; James Tull, Field Camp Director; tull@gly.fsu.edu; (850) 644-1448; Website:; http://www.gly.fsu.edu/fldcamp.html; Will have 2011 field camp; still working on details
Georgia: Georgia State University, Atlanta; Contact Information:; Hassan Babaie; hbabaie@gsu.edu; (404) 413 5766; Website:; http://www2.gsu.edu/~geohab/Babaie/pages/geol4009/geol4120-4121.htm; accept outside students; apply by February 15 for scholarships; University of Georgia, Athens; Contact Information:; Doug Crowe; crowe@gly.uga.edu; (706) 542-2382; Website:; http://www.gly.uga.edu/default.php?PK=5&&iPage=0; Tentative dates May 18-June 28, 2011; probably not room for outside students; waiting list; $3700 probably
Idaho: Idaho State University, Pocatello; Contact Information:; linkpaul@isu.edu; (208) 282-3846; Website:; http://geology.isu.edu/FieldCamp; May 31-July 4, 2011; Applications by February 15, 2011. $3800 approximately
Illinois: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Contact Information:; Craig A. Chesner; cachesner@eiu.edu; (217) 581-6323; Susan Kile; skkile@eiu.edu; (217) 581-2626; Website:; http://castle.eiu.edu/geoscience/field_camp.php; Camp not held in 2011; Illinois State University, Normal; Contact Information:; David Malone; dhmalon@ilstu.edu; (309) 438-2692; Website:; http://www.geo.ilstu.edu/fieldcamp/; Will update mid-November; costs approximately the same as last year; Northern Illinois University, De Kalb; Contact Information:; Mark Fischer, Field Camp Director; mfischer@niu.edu; (815) 753-7939; Anne Johnson; lasep@niu.edu; 815-753-5200; Website:; http://www.niu.edu/geology/courses/field_techniques.shtml; 2011 camp will be accepting outside students; arranging for external students to pay the same as their students; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Contact Information:; Richard Fifarek; fifarek@geo.siu.edu; (618) 453-3351; geology@geo.siu.edu; Website:; http://www.geology.siu.edu/courses/geol454/index.html; will have 2011 camp and will update web; Western Illinois University, Macomb; Contact Information:; Dr. Peter Calengas; PL-Calengas@wiu.edu; (309) 298-1151; Website:; http://www.wiu.edu/cas/geology/fieldcamp.php; Every other year; next one should be 2012; Wheaton College, Wheaton; Contact Information:; Stephen O. Moshier, Director; Stephen.O.Moshier@wheaton.edu; (630) 752-5856; blackhills@wheaton.edu; Website:; http://www.wheaton.edu/BlackHills/; Next camp will be 2012
Indiana: Ball State University, Muncie; Contact Information:; Rick Fluegeman, Director; rfluegem@bsu.edu; (765) 285-8267; geology@bsu.edu; (765) 285-8270; Website:; http://geology.iweb.bsu.edu/fieldcamp/fc11.htm; May 15-June 18, 2011; Indiana University, Bloomington; Contact Information:; Joanna Wall; jlwall@indiana.edu; (812) 855-1475; iugfs@indiana.edu; Website:; http://www.indiana.edu/~iugfs/; website should be redesigned by Thanksgiving for 2011
Iowa: Iowa St. Univ. of Science & Tech., Ames; Contact Information:; Carl Jacobson, Department Chair; geology@iastate.edu; Deann Frisk; dfrisk@iastate.edu; 515-294-4477; Website:; http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/FieldCamp/fieldcamp.shtml; 2011 camp will take outside students as space allows; http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2005/09sep/summercamp.cfm
Kansas: Ft. Hays State University, Hays; Contact Information:; Kenneth Neuhause; kneuhaus@fhsu.edu; (785) 628-5349; Website:; http://www.fhsu.edu/geo/programs/Field-Camp/; No room for outside students in 2011
Information Letter (PDF); University of Kansas, Lawrence; Contact Information:; Dr. Doug Walker; jdwalker@ku.edu; 785-864-7711; Website:; http://www.geo.ku.edu/fieldActivities/fieldCamp.html; 2011 info will be entered soon; Wichita State University, Wichita; Contact Information:; John Gries; john.gries@wichita.edu; (316) 978-3140; Website:; http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=geoscience&p=/fieldcamp/index; late May through June
Kentucky: University of Kentucky, Lexington; Contact Information:; Professor Frank Ettensohn; f.ettensohn@uky.edu; 859-257-1401; academically and physically intense; Website:; http://www.as.uky.edu/geology-323; next camp 2013, run camp odd years only; out-of-state tuition, contact Dr. Ettensohn
Louisiana: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Contact Information:; Daniel Kelley, Director; dkelley@lsu.edu; (225) 578-2337; Website:; http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/geol/FieldCamp/SeniorCamp/CourseInfo/item33271.html; May 29-July 10, 2011; out-of-state tuition; will update site in January; University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Contact Information:; Timothy Duex; TDuex@louisiana.edu; 337-482-6222; Carl Richter; crichter@louisiana.edu; 337-482-5353; Website:; http://geology.louisiana.edu/classes/fieldcamp/index.shtml
Michigan: Albion College, Albion; Contact Information:; Blincoln@albion.edu; (517) 629-0776; Website:; http://campus.albion.edu/geofieldcamp/; Camps on even numbered years; Next field camp 2012; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Contact Information:; Chris Malvica; campdavis@umich.edu; (734) 615-8600; Website:; http://www.lsa.umich.edu/bulletin/chapter6/lsa_museums/campdavis; Take outside students
Minnesota: University of Minnesota, Duluth; Contact Information:; Dr. Jim Miller, Co-Director; mille066@d.umn.edu; 218-726-6582 or 218-720-4355; prc@d.umn.edu; Website:; http://www.d.umn.edu/prc/fieldcamp; Applications accepted in Jan; Everyone pays approximately $3100
Missouri: Missouri University of Science and Technology; Contact Information:; John Hogan; jhogan@mst.edu; (573) 341-4466; Website:; http://gse.mst.edu/; Director VT grad John Hogan; mid May 2011; Information Letter (PDF); University of Missouri, Columbia; Contact Information:; Miriam Barquero-Molina, Field Camp Director; barqueromolinam@missouri.edu; 573-882-9557; Alice Thompson, Administrative Assistant; ThompsonAE@missouri.edu; 573-882-6785; Website:; http://fieldcamp.missouri.edu/; May 29-July 10, 2011; take outside students
Montana: Montana St. Univ, Bozeman; Contact Information:; Steve Custer; scuster@montana.edu; (406) 994-6906; Website:; http://www.montana.edu/wwwes/programs/geologycamp.htm; Will have 2011 camp; Out of state tuition; University of Montana, Missoula; Contact Information:; Jim Sears; james.sears@umontana.edu; (406) 243-5251; Marc Hendrix; marc@selway.umt.edu; (406) 243-5278; Website:; http://www.umt.edu/geosciences/fieldcamp/default.html; May 15-June 14, 2011
Nebraska: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Contact Information:; DeAnn Frisk, Iowa State; geology@iastate.edu; 515-294-4477; Carl Jacobson; Website:; http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/FieldCamp/fieldcamp.shtml; Run through the Iowa State University; 2011 camp will take outside students as space allows
Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno; Contact Information:; Greg Arehart, Camp Director; arehart@unr.edu; (775) 784-6470; Rich Schweickert; richschw@unr.edu; (775) 784-6901; Website:; http://www.unr.edu/cos/geology/summerCamp/index.html
New Mexico: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro; Contact Information:; David Johnson; djohnson@nmt.edu; 575-835-5476; Website:; http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geol/classes/camp/Other.html; May 21-July 3, 2011; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; Contact Information:; John Geissman; jgeiss@unm.edu; (505) 277-1641 or (505) 277-3433; Grant Meyer; gmeyer@unm.edu; (505) 277-4346; Website:; http://epswww.unm.edu/; 2 classes of 4 credits each, in state tuition; mid-May to late June 2011
New York: Colgate University, Hamilton; Contact Information:; William Peck; wpeck@colgate.edu; (315) 228-6798; Website:; http://departments.colgate.edu/geology/offcampus.html; Will have 2011 camp but rarely take outside students; SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo; Contact Information:; Marcus Bursik; mib@buffalo.edu; (716) 645-3489; geology@buffalo.edu; (716) 645-3489 x 6100; Website:; http://www.geology.buffalo.edu/fieldwork/fieldCamp.shtml; May 16-June 15, 2012; $1945 fee plus tuition; SUNY at Oswego, Oswego; Contact Information:; Dr. David Valentino (VT Grad); dvalenti@oswego.edu; (315) 312-2798; Website:; http://www.oswego.edu/extended_learning/summer_sessions/geology.html; Next field camp in 2012; SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland; Contact Information:; Gayle Gleason; Gayle.Gleason@cortland.edu; (607) 753-2816; Website:; http://web.cortland.edu/gleasong/fdcamp.html; May 23-June 19, 2012; $3595 out of state
North Carolina: North Carolina System; Contact Information:; Stephen B. Harper; HARPERS@ECU.EDU; (252) 328-6773 phone; (252) 328-4391 fax; Website:; http://core.ecu.edu/geology/HARPER/SummerFieldCourse/index.htm
Ohio: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green; Contact Information:; Jeff Snyder, Field Course Co-Director; jasnyd@bgsu.edu; (419) 372-0533; Kurt Panter, Field Course Co-Director; kpanter@bgsu.edu; (419) 372-7337; Website:; http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/geology/page58461.html; May 26-July 1, 2011; scholarships & waiver of non-state fees may be possible; Kent State University, Kent; Contact Information:; geology@kent.edu; (330) 672-4124; Website:; http://www.kent.edu/geology/fieldcamp/index.cfm; June 6 - July 9, 2011; scholarships & waiver of non-state fees may be possible; Miami University, Oxford; Contact Information:; William Hart; fieldgeology@muohio.edu; (513) 529-3216; Website:; http://www.muohio.edu/fieldgeology/; June 4-July 8, 2011; No out of state tuition; Ohio State University, Columbus; Contact Information:; Terry Wilson; twilson@mps.ohio-state.edu; 614-292-0723; Website:; http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/field-camp-rocks; University of Akron, Akron; Contact Information:; Verne Friberg, Field Camp Director; LFribe1@uakron.edu; (330) 972-8046; John Peck; jpeck@uakron.edu; (330) 972-7659; Website:; http://www.uakron.edu/geology/academics/field-camp/; May 28-June 19, 2012 and June 15-July 3, 2012 (two 3 credit courses)
Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Contact Information:; Jim Puckette; "Puckette, Jim" <jim.puckette@okstate.edu>; (405) 744-6358; Website:; http://geology.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view+article&id=15&Itemid=37>; May 23 to June 24, 2011; cost will be around $2645
Oregon: Southern Oregon University, Ashland; Contact Information:; Jad D'Allura, Field Camp Director; dallura@sou.edu; (541) 552-6480; William Elliott; lane@sou.edu; Website:; http://www.sou.edu/geology/fieldcamp; June 14-July 16, 2011; $2435; University of Oregon, Eugene; Contact Information:; Ray Weldon; ray@uoregon.edu; (541) 346-4584; Paul Wallace (volcanologist) and Samantha Hopkins (strat/paleo); pwallace@uoregon.edu; (541) 346-5985; Website:; http://uoregon.edu/%7Edogsci/undergraduate/field_camp; will have 2011 camp; update web site in November
Pennsylvania: Lehigh University, Bethlehem; Contact Information:; Frank J. Pazzaglia, Director; fjp3@lehigh.edu; PHONE 610-758-3667; FAX 610-758-3677; Ms. Laura Cambiotti; ljc0@lehigh.edu; 610-758-3661; Website:; http://www.lehigh.edu/~fjp3/fieldcamp/index.html; June 1-July 1, 2011; $3600; apply soon; Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park; Contact Information:; Donald Fisher; dmf6@psu.edu; Website:; http://www.geosc.psu.edu/prospective/fieldcamp.php; generally last week of May-first week of July; out-of-state tuition
South Carolina: University of South Carolina, Columbia; Contact Information:; Doug Crowe; crowe@gly.uga.edu; (706) 542-2382; Website:; http://www.gly.uga.edu/default.php?PK=5&&iPage=0; In conjunction with the University of Georgia; $3700; waiting list for non USC students
Tennessee: University of Memphis, Memphis; Contact Information:; Daniel Larsen; dlarsen@memphis.edu; 901-678-4358; Website:; https://umdrive.memphis.edu/dlarsen/public/www/FCinfo2010.htm; Will have camp in 2011 and update website by 10/18/10
Texas: Baylor University, Waco; Contact Information:; Steve Dworkin; Steve_Dworkin@baylor.edu; (254) 710-2186; June 1-July 6, 2011; accept outside students but expensive; no web site, use email for information; Stephen F. Austin St. Univ., Nacogdoches; Contact Information:; LaRell Nielson, Camp Director; rnielson@sfasu.edu; (936) 468-2248; Chris Barker; cbarker@sfasu.edu; (936) 468-2340; Website:; http://www.geology.sfasu.edu/fieldcamp.html; University of Houston, Houston; Contact Information:; Virginia Sisson, Field Camp Director; vbsisson@uh.edu; (713) 743-3402; Tram Nguyen; tnguye36@mail.uh.edu; (713) 743-3413; Website:; http://www.geosc.uh.edu/research-institutes-programs/ybra-field-camp/index.php; Will have 2011 camp; info coming soon; University of Texas, Arlington; Contact Information:; John Wickham, Department Chair; Geology@UTA.edu; (817) 272-2987 phone; (817) 272 2628 fax; Website:; http://www.uta.edu/ees/fieldcamp2010.htm; May 17-June 18, 2011;
Utah: Southern Utah University, Cedar City; Contact Information:; Dr. Mark R. Colberg; colberg@suu.edu; (435) 865-8331; Website:; http://www.suu.edu/sci/physci/fieldcamp/
Virginia: James Madison University; Contact Information:; Steven Whitmeyer; whitmesj@jmu.edu; 540.568.7119; Scott Eaton; eatonls@jmu.edu; 540.568.3339; Website:; http://www.jmu.edu/geology/fieldcourse/; Apply by November 1 deadline; May 17-June 25, 2011; Ireland
Washington: Eastern Washington University; Contact Information:; Dr. Richard L. Orndorff; rorndorff@mail.ewu.edu; 509-359-2286; Website:; http://www.ewu.edu/CSHE/Programs/Geology/EWU-Field-Camp-Info.xml; Dr. Orndorff is a VT 1984 grad in ME; a few outside spots will be available; June 13-July 10, 2011; Western Washington Univ., Bellingham; Contact Information:; Dr. Chris Suczek; suczek@geol.wwu.edu; (360) 650-3590; Website:; http://geology.wwu.edu/geo410/; will have 2011 camp; take outside students on space-available basis
West Virginia: West Virginia University, Morgantown; Contact Information:; Joe Lebold, Lead Instructor; joe.lebold@mail.wvu.edu; (304) 293-0749; Dr. Steven Kite; Steve Kite <jkite@wvu.edu>; (304) 293-9819; Website:; http://www.geo.wvu.edu/geology/undergrad/fieldcamp; May 22-June 25, 2011; contact Dr. Lebold if interested
Wisconsin: Beloit College, Beloit; Contact Information:; Dr. Carl Mendelson; mendelsn@beloit.edu; (608) 363-2223; Will have camp in 2011; see attached info for details. Information Letter (PDF); University of Wisconsin, Madison; Contact Information:; Philip Brown; pbrown@geology.wisc.edu; (608) 262-5954; Website:; http:\\www.fieldcamp.org; June 12-July 22, 2011; trying to change out-of-state tuition; University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; Contact Information:; Dr. Timothy Paulsen; paulsen@uwosh.edu; (920) 424-7002; Tom Suszek; suszek@uwosh.edu; Website:; http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/paulsen/fieldcamp.html; June 4-July 17, 2011; $2499 to $2599
Wyoming: University of Wyoming, Laramie; Contact Information:; Erin Campbell-Stone; erincs@uwyo.edu; (307) 766-2053; Website:; http://geology.uwyo.edu/?q=summerfieldcamp; Camp full for 2011 with their own students

International Field Camps

Africa and Kenya: Michigan Tech; Contact Information:; James Wood; jrw@mtu.edu; John Compton; john.compton@uct.ac.za; Website:; http://geo-kenya.com/; South Africa May 4-31, 2012; South Africa/Kenya May 14-June 10
Australia: James Cook University; Contact Information:; EarthScience@jcu.edu.au; +61 7 4781 4546; Website:; http://www.jcu.edu.au/ees/subjects/JCUPRD_052084.html; EA9002 likely only course meeting our requirements; see Dr. Law if you are interested in these field courses
Ireland: James Madison University; Contact Information:; Steven Whitmeyer; whitmesj@jmu.edu; (540) 568-7119; Scott Eaton; eatonls@jmu.edu; 540.568.3339; Website:; http://www.jmu.edu/geology/fieldcourse/; Apply by November 1 deadline; May 17-June 25, 2011; Ireland
Italy: Boise State University, Boise; Contact Information:; Claude Spinosa; cspinosa@boisestate.edu; cjnorth@boisestate.edu; Website:; http://earth.boisestate.edu/SummerCamp/; contact CJ Northrup if interested in Sardina 2012 camp; http://earth.boisestate.edu/summercamp;does not meet GEOPHY requirements
New Zealand: Massey University, Palmerston North; Contact Information:; Dr. Leslie J. Singh; fieldcamp@paradise.net.nz; +64 4 977 5425; cell +64 21 1101 454; Website:; http://fieldgeology.massey.ac.nz/; December 29, 2011-February 7, 2012
Turkey: South Dakota School of Mines & Tech., Rapid City; Contact Information:; nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu; (605) 394-2494 phone; (605) 394-6703 fax; Website:; http://geologyfieldcamp.sdsmt.edu/; You must talk with Dr. Law before signing up for either of these camps

Geosciences students look forward to great field trips!

Undergraduate students ponder some local geology on a field trip run as part of GEOS 2444 (Geoscience Field Observations.)