NOTE: The two caravan trips, June 4-7 and July 21-23 are optional and are not officially part of the course.
The courses officially begin and end in Bozeman Montana.
X429, X428, X498 Calendar
2022 Calendar
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ZERO | ||||||
| May 29 | May 30 | May 31 | June 1 | June 2 | June 3 | June 4 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS |
| WEEK ONE | ||||||
| June 5 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS |
June 6 Optional caravan trip Bloomington IN to IUGFS |
June 7 Arrive at IUGFS Courses officially start at 5:00 pm |
June 8 Field geology -fundamentals skills |
June 9 Field geology -fundamentals skills |
June 10 Paleozoic Stratigraphy |
June 11 Paleozoic Stratigraphy |
| WEEK TWO | ||||||
| June 12 Day off at IUGFS |
June 13 Mesozoic Stratigraphy |
June 14 Mesozoic Stratigraphy |
June 15 Cenozoic Stratigraphy |
June 16 NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
June 17 NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
June 18 NW Wyoming regional geology trip |
| WEEK THREE | ||||||
| June 19 Day off in Yellowstone NP |
June 20 Geologic Mapping Project 1 |
June 21 Geologic Mapping Project 1 |
June 22 Geologic Mapping Project 1 |
June 23 Geologic Mapping Project 1 |
June 24 Field Exam 1 |
June 25 Day off |
| WEEK FOUR | ||||||
| June 26 Geologic Mapping Project 2 |
June 27 Geologic Mapping Project 2 |
June 28 Geologic Mapping Project 2 |
June 29 NW Montana and Glacier NP regional geology trip |
June 30 NW Montana and Glacier NP regional geology trip |
July 1 NW Montana and Glacier NP regional geology trip |
July 2 Field Exam 2 |
| WEEK FIVE | ||||||
| July 3 Precambrian mapping project |
July 4 Day off |
July 5 Cenozoic mapping project |
July 6 Regional scale mapping project |
July 7 Final mapping project |
July 8 Final mapping project |
July 9 Final mapping project |
| WEEK SIX | ||||||
| July 10 Day off |
July 11 Final mapping project |
July 12 Final mapping project |
July 13 Final mapping project (in camp) |
July 14 Field Exam 3 |
July 15 X429 Day off X428 students depart |
July 16 Subdiscipline concentration (X429 and X498) |
| WEEK SEVEN | ||||||
| July 17 Subdiscipline concentration (X429 and X498) |
July 18 Subdiscipline concentration (X429 and X498) |
July 19 Subdiscipline concentration (X429 and X498) |
July 20 Subdiscipline concentration (X429 and X498) |
July 21 Depart IUGFS Optional caravan to Bloomington IN |
July 22 Optional caravan to Bloomington IN |
July 23 Optional caravan arrives in Bloomington IN |
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