Unique Classroom Experiences

GEO department courses provide rigorous training in the classroom and in the field.

The GEO department at Calvin provides countless opportunities for you to gain real experience in the field you'd like to enter.

  • Take part in research projects your professors are conducting either in the summer, or throughout the year.
  • Find off-campus internships during the year, or in the summer.
  • Study abroad in GEO-related academic programs.
  • Get a part-time job through the GEO department doing everything from updating the GEO Website to maintaining the GIS computer lab.

Going to graduate school is a great way to deepen your knowledge of a specific area within or related to the geosciences.

Talk with your faculty advisor to learn more about preparing for grad school.

Even while you're an undergraduate student, expanding your network of contacts within your target career field will help you make your way after graduation. A few ideas on how to build a professional network:

  • Get to know your professors. With their years of experience, they know many people in their fields that may be able to help establish your career.
  • Attend extracurricular lectures and seminars and introduce yourself to speakers. Department seminars are a good place to start, but watch for university-wide lectures like those offered in The January Series
  • Become involved in student clubs to start developing relationships with your future colleagues.
  • Do an off-campus internship with a local organization and keep in contact with those you work with there.
  • Work with a professor on a paper or presentation and co-present your findings at a professional conference.

January and May term GEO courses

View all on-campus and off-campus interim courses here.

Advising Resources

Find major and minor checklists, important forms, and other information to help you plan your GEO program at the Advising page.

Visit the Advising page

Majors

Minors