Field Camp Information

Field camp is required for a Bachelor's of Science in the Geoscience Department. Currently students must take a field camp through another accredited university. Field camps are typically 5-7 weeks long in the summer. There are many field camps to choose from, however space is limited at many of them so you must apply early. Most field camps focus on geologic field mapping exercises but some also have environmental or hydrogeological applications. Choosing a field camp is dependent on several factors including: cost, length of the field camp, where the filed camp takes place (is there a certain region you would like to work in) and the type of exersices being done (geologic vs. hydrogeologic). Past students have been to field camps that do field work everywhere from Montana to Ireland to New Zealand.

UWM has a consortium with the South Dakota School of Mines that allows our students to attend their field camp for a reduced rate. Also included in that consortium is a chance for students to do their field camp in Turkey.

Field Camp Information (4-9 credits)

• South Dakota School of Mines  (5 weeks; UWM is in a consortium with this camp to make it cheaper for UWM students. They now also run a field camp held in Turkey over the summer)

• Albion College (South Dakota and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• Appalachian State University (North Carolina) (Northern Italy; 6 weeks)
• Austin Peay State University (Tennessee) (Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• Ball State University  (Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota; 5 weeks)
• Boise State University (Sardinia, Italy; 5 weeks)
• Boston University  (Ireland; 5 weeks)
• Bowling Green State University (Ohio) (Colorado; 6 weeks)
• Colorado Field Camp for Geophysics  (4 weeks)
• Concord College (West Virginia) (Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; 4.5 weeks)
• Cornell University  (Argentina; 4 weeks)
• Eastern Illinois University  (South Dakota; 6 weeks)
• Emporia State University (Kansas and Southern Colorado; 5 weeks)
• Florida State University (New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• Fort Hayes University (Colorado and Utah; 6 weeks)
• Idaho State University  (Idaho; 5 weeks)
• Illinois State University (South Dakota; 6 weeks)
• Indiana University   (Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming; 7 weeks)
• Iowa State University (Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• James Cook University (Australia) (Outback or Barrier Reef; ~4 weeks for both)
• James Madison University (Virginia) (Virginia; 5 weeks)
• Kent State University (Ohio) (South Dakota and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• Lehigh University (Pennsylvania)  (Several Options of Varying Lengths)
• Louisiana State University (Colorado and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• Mesa State College (Colorado and Utah; 6 weeks)
• Miami University-Ohio  (Montana, Wyoming Idaho and Canada; 6 weeks)
• New Mexico Tech (New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• Northern Illinois University  (South Dakota and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• Oklahoma State University  (Colorado; 5 weeks)
• Salem State College (Western Montana; 6 weeks)
• San Jose State University (The Sierra Nevada and Shell Creek Range, Nevada; 6 weeks)
• Southeast Missouri State University (Missouri and Utah; 4 weeks)
• Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Montana and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• Southern Oregon University (Southern Oregon and northern California; 4 weeks)
• Southern Utah University (Utah; 6 weeks)
• State University of New York at Albany (Vermont and Eastern New York; 4 weeks)
• State University of New York at Buffalo  (Colorado and New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• State University of New York at Cortland (New York; 3 weeks)
• State University of New York at Oswego (New York; 6 weeks)
• University of Akron  (South Dakota and Wyoming; see site for length)
• University of Alabama  (New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• University of Alaska-Fairbanks  (Alaska; see site for length)
• University of Arizona (Colorado, Nevada and Utah; 5 weeks)
• University of Arkansas (Northern Rockies; 5 weeks)
• University of California, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics SAGE (New Mexico; ~4 weeks)
• University of Florida (New Mexico; 4 or 6 weeks)
• University of Georgia (Colorado, Utah and New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• University of Idaho, Glaciological & Arctic Science (Alaska, British Columbia and Yukon; 9 weeks)
• University of Michigan (Wyoming; various options, see website)
• University of Minnesota (Field geology in Colorado and hydrogeology in northern Minnesota)
• University of Minnesota, Duluth (Utah and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• University of Minnesota, Duluth (Minnesota; 6 weeks)
• University of Missouri, Columbia (Wind River Range Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• University of Montana (SW Montana; 4.5 weeks)
• University of Nebraska Lincoln / Iowa State University (Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• University of Nevada, Reno (Utah, Nevada, California; 6 weeks)
• University of New Mexico (Volcanology in north-central New Mexico; unsure of length
• University of North Carolina  (New Mexico and Colorado; 6 weeks)
• University of North Dakota (South Dakota and Wyoming; 4 weeks)
• University of Oregon  (Montana; 6 weeks)
• University of Pennsylvania (Southwest Montana; 5 weeks)
• University of Texas-Arlington (New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• University of Texas-Austin (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; 6 weeks)
• University of Texas-Dallas (West Texas, northern New Mexico, and Utah; 4 weeks)
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Montana and New Mexico, see website for lengths)
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Utah; 6 weeks)
• University of Wyoming (Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico; 6 weeks)
• Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand; 6 weeks)
• West Virginia University (West Virginia and New England; 5 weeks)
• Western Illinois University  (Black Hills area and Wyoming; 6 weeks)
• Western Michigan University  (Hydrogeology Field Camp in Michigan; 6 weeks)
• Wright State University (Ohio) (Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina; 5 weeks)
  

Field Camp Information (3-4 credits)

• Georgia State University (Montana)
• Southeast Missouri State (Utah; 2 options)
• State University of New York - Cortland (Upstate New York 3)
• Sul Ross State University (Texas; 4 weeks )
• University of Hawaii - Hilo (volcanology in Hawaii)
• University of Missouri-Rolla (Utah)
• Univeristy of Ohio-Akron (South Dakota and Wyoming)
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (New Mexico or Montana)
• University of Wsconsin-Oshkosh (Utah)

These are not the only field camps that you may attend. There are plenty more and I will add more as time goes on.

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