General
It is best to take field camp after you have taken your core geology classes, especially including structural geology. Many take field camp in the summer after they have complted their senior year.
We do not offer a summer field program. Instead of signing up for GEOL 1960 here at Pitt, you enroll in one of the many programs offered by other universities around the country and transfer in the credits. Attendance at any accredited geologic field camp yielding at least 4 semester units of credit is acceptable.
There are many field courses out there. Some emphasize environmental geology projects more than others, some take 4 weeks while others last 8, and there are variations in cost, camping in tents versus luxury cabins, and whether you drive to the field site in vans or fly out to the field site. While there is a comprehensive list of field camps available in the departmental office, the short list at the end of this page reflects field camps that Pitt undergraduates have participated in and liked. Please feel free to look into other field camps and tell me about the good ones!
NOTE: If your field camp ends shortly before you intend to graduate, be sure to bring back a letter certifying that you got a C or better. This way we don't have to worry about the transfer of credits taking too long and I can easily sign off on your graduation. |