Bermuda Field Course
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, 2024
Travel dates: August 5th to August 12th
Pre-trip meetings: July 24th–30th, 2024
Application deadline will be January 19th, 2024.
For more information about the application process, click here.
Anticipated cost: $3530 (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: ~$4200
Syllabus - Summer 2024
Itinerary 2024
Application 2024
Appstate's Office of International Education (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
A parrot fish grazing on the reef
(photo by Eric Hiatt)