Credits
You will receive 4 undergraduate credits when enrolling in the undergraduate version of this course (ESCI 4971W)
or 2 graduate credits when enrolling in the graduate version of the course (ESCI 5971).
Typically (at most universities and colleges) these credits
will count towards your degree. It is up to you, however, to make sure this is the case. Also, keep
in mind that our hydrocamp is 3 weeks long while many universities/colleges require 6 weeks of field work for
some majors (e.g., geology). Our own students from UMN thus typically take another 3 week field camp as well.
Typically about 2/3 of participating students are from somewhere else than the University of Minnesota and
the vast majority of those students is able to count those credits towards their degree. If necessary,
some of them participate in another 3 week field camp somewher else. We have had students from all across the
country and occasionally from overseas.
Note: As our department has changed its name to Earth Sciences, the course
designations changed from "GEO" designations to ESCI 4971W and ESCI 5971.
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Cost Estimates for 2011
The following estimates are offered as current best guesses
so that you can begin to budget for the camp.
Costs could go up on the order of 5%.
Graduate credit costs are about $400 higher than
undergraduate credit costs, as indicated below.
Most students pay in-state tuition but please see comments in blue
in the table below for when rare exceptions apply.
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Deposit
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$250
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Due with application, payable to
the University of Minnesota.
(If your application is not accepted, your deposit check will be returned to
you. After an application is accepted, the deposit becomes non-refundable if
you are unable to attend the camp.). Note: This deposit is in addition to all
other listed costs, i.e., it is not a partial payment of other costs.
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Tuitions & Univ. Fees
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$1700
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See class schedule for due date.
This cost estimate is for 4 undergraduate credits
when taking ESCI 4971W. The 2-graduate-credit course
option (ESCI 5971) is estimated to have tuition and fee costs of about $2100.
Please note: By far most hydrocamp students (in-state, out-of-state, from other countries,
...) tend to pay these estimates for tuition and university fees. However, if you are
a student who is seeking a degree at the University of Minnesota and you are paying out-of-state tuition
during spring term before hydrocamp , then out-of-state tution and fees also apply to hydrocamp costs. In this
rare case, tuition and fees can be more than twice as high than what is listed here. This does not affect the deposit, field
camp fee, or room+board cost estimates, however.
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Field Camp
Fee
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$900
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See class schedule for due date (this fee includes the
room and board payment at Deep Portage for weeks 2 and 3).
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Estimated total for local students
$2950 ($3250 for 2 graduate credits)
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Room1
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$170
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Due when you check in your dorm room.
This is only for students that do not already live in the Twin Cities area and thus need housing during week 1
while Hydrocamp is held in Minneapolis.
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Board1,2
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$100 to $170
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Estimated total for out of area students
$3200 - $3300 ($3500 - $3600 for 2 graduate credits)
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All payments by check or money order made out to the "University of Minnesota". Credit Cards
are not accepted.
1Local students do not need to pay the
Room & Board costs in Minneapolis. These
are offered as a service for students from outside the Twin Cities area.
2Meal service is available as breakfast, lunch and dinner,
breakfast and dinner or dinner only. However, experience shows that
most out of area students prefer no meal service at all and get food
at local coffee shops, stores, diners, or restaurants for greater flexibility
as we will be in the field at least one day during week 1 and sometimes
getting to the dorm for lunch or even dinner can be tricky or
impossible if you are in the middle of completing a lab exercise.
There is an extra internet access fee for the dorm during week 1.
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