CAS Geology Field Camp

May 26 - June 27, 2025.

Oklahoma State University and the Boone Pickens School of Geology are offering a six (6) credit hour field camp experience in the summer of 2025. We believe the OSU program is one of the finest field courses in the country. Students will be trained in important and widely sought-after skills such as bedrock and surface mapping, measuring stratigraphic section, describing outcrop relationships, and interpreting geologic processes and history based on their observations. Students also gain experience in geophysical data acquisition and interpretation using an array of near-surface geophysical methods, including seismic, ground-penetrating radar, and electrical resistivity. Many students enjoy their free time at camp going hiking, camping, and adventuring out for other opportunities such as visiting Royal Gorge, the Arkansas River, Denver, and Colorado Springs.

Students are required to have taken prerequisite courses of Sedimentary Geology/Petrology and Structural Geology at their previous institution.

For information on applying, please email shane.omealey@okstate.edu.

For information about the course requirements, please email Dr. Brandon Spencer at spbr@okstate.edu.

Program Details

Course Number: GEOL 3546 - 6 credit hours.

Instructor: Dr. Brandon Spencer

Travel Dates: May 26 - June 27, 2025.

Course Dates: May 26 - July 03, 2025.

Find out more about the course and travel on the Geology Field Camp site.

“It was a good opportunity to experience teamwork, adventure, good old fun, and how to function as a geologist in the field individually and as a part of a team” - Richard, BPSoG Field Camp Alumnus

Deposit: $150

Due at time of acceptance to program.

OSU Six Credit Hours Tuition & Fees: $1,083.30

Billing for 6 credit hours is the same for both in-state and out-of-state students.

Program Fees: $2,716.70.

Transportation to camp from Stillwater can be provided (vans). Airfare or other methods of arriving at camp are up to the individual student. See below for details on what is included and not-included in the payment schedule.

Program Billing schedule:

All billing is non-refundable after billing date specified.

* Deposit: Billed at time of acceptance to program.

* Fees: Billed April, 2025.

* Tuition: Billed May, 2025.

Included in the billing schedule:

* OSU Tuition and fees - 6 credit hours
* Camp lodging (cabins)
* All camp meals except weekends

* Some course supplies
* Course excursions and entry fees

Not included in the billing schedule:

* Transportation to camp (vans are provided that drive from Stillwater)

* Weekend meals

* Miscellaneous personal expenses

* Student required health insurance

Once you have reached out to the coordinator, you will be contacted to make certain you wish to be accepted into the program. Once you have responded, you will be admitted to the program and the non-refundable deposit will be billed to your OSU Bursar account. All costs, once billed to your Bursar account, are non-refundable.

If you wish to withdraw from a program, you must do so by contacting shane.omealey@okstate.edu. If you withdraw from the program after the program funds are billed, those costs are non-refundable.

Contact

Shane O'Mealey

Manager, Outreach Programs and Operations
Arts and Sciences Outreach
shane.omealey@okstate.edu
405-744-8462

Schedule an appointment

All applicants must apply online to travel on CAS Study Abroad courses. You can begin your course application with the apply button on the individual course pages. Contact Shane O'Mealey in the Arts and Sciences Outreach office to set up an appointment or email him if you have any questions.

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