Field camp builds competence and self-confidence in working outdoors, independently and in groups, drawing inferences and conclusions from evidence, and trusting your own judgment and reasoning. This capstone course is an outdoor laboratory for testing geologic concepts, interpret the rock and fossil record, visualize three dimensional geologic relationships, make and interpret geologic maps, and evaluate data used to make maps.
Geologic Skills
Inference and Soft Skills
If you are ready to begin applying to the program, complete the online application
form by February 1.
You will be notified if you have been accepted to the program by the middle of February.
You must submit the required forms and payments by the following due dates. We must
make early reservations and guarantee numbers to facilities used by the Field School.
We thank donations from alumni and friends that have helped offset costs associated with running the program. These savings are directly passed on to our students through reduction of fees. We would particularly like to thank:
Our ability to study the varied geology of the Bighorn Basin and greater Yellowstone area would not be possible without the permission of landowners and federal agencies. Thanks are extended to: