GEOL 360 Field Studies (4)

Three-week intensive field experience in geologic mapping and interpretation taught in the western United States using topographic base maps, aerial photography and satellite imagery. Mapping exercises emphasize the description of stratigraphic sections and geologic structures, and an interpretation of geologic history.
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 103 and GEOL 105 or HONS 155 and HONS 156; GEOL 272, and GEOL 352, or permission of the instructor.
Course Frequency: Occasional
Note: Students may substitute this course with another approved College- or university-sponsored geology field class with the permission of the instructor. Under special circumstances, a student may petition the department to substitute an equivalent field experience for GEOL 360.