NATIONAL PARK SEMINAR

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The seminar is a Zero-credit course to prepare students for GNM 2420, Geology of National Parks, a 4- to 6-credit course. Students are given a particular National Park, or geologic aspect of that Park, as a topic to research and to write a small paper on. These papers will be collected, bound, and used as the field trip guide for the GNM 2420 course. The class meetings will be very infrequent, but weekly one-on-one meetings with faculty member to ensure timely progress will be mandatory. The students will then present their research in the field at the locality assigned/chosen during GNM 2420. This course is open to all students.Faculty: L. DAVIS