Field Oriented Geological Curriculum Initiative for Minority Undergraduate Students

一个面向野外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， 科学该计划包括一个为期六周的新生前 地质学/环境科学实地课程 进入学生，强调实地研究，实验室和 分析方法和定量技能的发展。 接下来是秋季学期的新生研讨会， 户外地质学 课程的主要目标 （1）吸引更多的少数民族学生进入 早期地球科学，（2）为他们提供 创新和令人兴奋的学习课程， 培养氛围，（3）鼓励所有学生 认为地球科学的职业是可行的和有吸引力的 未来的选择。

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.