An IOP application fee of $100 and a program deposit of $400 is required for applications to the Physical and Environmental Geology in the Grand Canyon summer field course. The $100 IOP fee is non-refundable. Any student who withdraws their application prior to acceptance into the chosen program will be granted a refund of the $400 deposit.
Augustana College students take a break from their 15-week semester schedule to engage in a month-long period of intensive learning during January Term, or J-term. This three-and-a-half week course was added as part of the college’s transition to semesters in 2019-2020.
Four Augustana students have hit the ground running with their summer geology internships. Projects include studying the formation and evolution of ancient mountain belts, paleontology research, studying geological maps in zinc mines and installing seismometers for earthquake detection.
When Hannah Johnson ‘23 learned of an opportunity to create the first model of a recently discovered prehistoric creature, she put her art and geology majors to work.
