This is a list of what a non-Ohio State University student will need to do to be accepted in the program:
- Determine your eligibility to attend OSU’s Field Camp.
Syllabi for Mineralogy, Petrology, and Structural Geology need to be evaluated. Please indicate if you are in the process of completing one or more of the prerequisite classes
Official transcripts need to be evaluated
Letter of recommendation. Please provide the name and e-mail of your geology undergraduate adviser AND your structural geology professor. We will contact one of them directly to ask for a letter of recommendation
If you have not successfully completed the above courses prior to the start of Field Camp, then you will not be permitted to enroll in the Field Camp courses at OSU
Please send syllabi and official transcripts to Dr. Cristina Millan (millan.2@osu.edu).
After all these documents have been reviewed, Dr. Millan will then communicate back to you that you are cleared to apply to Ohio State University as a transient student
The syllabi and official transcripts need to be sent to Dr. Millan no later than January 15th
- Apply to Ohio State University as a transient student (non-degree seeking).
If you are not currently enrolled at The Ohio State University (OSU), you need to attend OSU as a Transient/Visitor student (non-degree seeking)
Your application as a Transient/Visitor student needs to be submitted no later than January 31th
Take a short questionnaire to see if you are eligible to apply here
Apply to OSU through the Office of Distance Learning and Education. Apply here
- Once you get the official word from Ohio State that you have been accepted as a Transient/Visitor student
Go to After Admission
Activate your Ohio State username
Log in to Buckeye mail
Complete your Financial Responsibility Statement (log into your My Buckeye Link page and complete and submit the financial responsibility statement in the To Do List)
Register for the Field Camp course (EARTHSC 5189.01 and EARTHSC 5189.02) by e-mailing:
Pauletta Haynes (haynes.25@osu.edu)
Extended Education Program Coordinator
- Pay University tuition and fees
Tuition and fees for this course are due to Ohio State University on or before May 1st. **Date subject to change**
To see if you quality for in-state tuition, please take our Residency Questionnaire
- Other Expenses
All expenses to be incurred while in Utah during Field Camp (room & board, camping meals, etc.) will be paid separately to The School of Earth Sciences via check
An estimate of other costs for the program are outlined on the Logistics and Costs page of this website under Information (https://u.osu.edu/sesfieldcamp/cost/)
You will receive information on when and how to do these payments once you have formally registered for the class
- After completion of the course
Order transcript to be sent back to your school
Directions on how to order a transcript are found at http://registrar.osu.edu
Questions about the tuition and fees for the coursework are based on the students’ residence and tables can be found on the Registrar’s website: http://registrar.osu.edu