Field Oriented Geological Curriculum Initiative for Minority Undergraduate Students

一项面向实地的地质科学课程倡议植根于实践、基于发现的教学方法，旨在吸引一年级本科生对科学感兴趣。该项目包括为期六周的新生地质学/环境科学预科课程，面向准备不足的入学学生，强调实地研究、实验室和分析方法以及定量技能的发展。接下来是秋季学期的新生专题讨论会，题为《户外地质》。课程倡议的主要目标是(1)在早期阶段吸引更多的少数族裔学生进入地球科学，(2)在欢迎和培养的氛围中为他们提供创新和令人兴奋的学习课程，以及(3)鼓励所有学生将地球科学职业视为未来可行和有吸引力的选择。

A field oriented geological science curriculum initiative rooted in hands-on, discovery-based pedagogical methods has been designed to attract first-year undergraduate students to the sciences. The program includes a six-week pre-freshman geology/environmental science field course for under-prepared entering students that stresses field research, laboratory and analytical methods, and development of quantitative skills. This is followed by a fall semester freshman seminar, entitled Geology Outdoors. The principal goals of the curriculum initiative are (1) to attract more minority students into the geosciences at an earlier stage, (2) to provide them with an innovative and exciting course of study in a welcoming and nurturing atmosphere, and (3) to encourage all students to consider careers in the geosciences as viable and attractive options for the future.