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Whalebone Bay
The reef environment and geology of
modern carbonate systems
GES 3810 - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Evolution of the Earth (GES 2250)
Next offered: Summer, 2026
Travel dates: August 3rd to August 10th
Pre-trip meetings: July 23rd–29th, 2025
Application deadline will be January 23rd, 2026.
For more information about the application process, click here.
Anticipated cost: $3940 (includes airfare, lodging, meals, and transportation)
Additional costs: ~$700
Tuition: ~$475 (NC resident for 3 credits)
Snorkel, mask, fins, fieldbook: $50-100
Spending money: $100
Meals during travel: $25
Total: ~$4,600
Syllabus - Summer 2026
Itinerary 2026
Online Application 2026
Appstate's Office of International Programs (learn more about how to apply for scholarships to offset the costs)
Wright Hall, BIOS - Our lodging and dining hall
Coral knobs, North Lagoon
Descending into Crystal Cave
Snorkeling in Grotto Bay
Famous pink sands of Bermuda, Warwick Long Beach, South Shore
Stalactites forming in Fantasy Cave
Snorkeling through the coral reefs
Describing ancient carbonate sand dunes and diagenesis in the field
Dr. Liutkus enjoying a healthy meal after a long day in the water. (Don't tell her I put this here, she doesn't need to know I took this picture of her).
A parrot fish grazing on the reef
(photo by Eric Hiatt)
Students getting ready for a night dive to see the corals actively feeding.
Remains of Burnt Point Fort, built in the late 1600's, later armed with guns in the 1740's as British forces defended the island from entrance to Ferry Reach from the western side.
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