The best aspects of this course included the hands on labs and the interesting field trips. The worst aspects of the course included the lack of clarity in some of the labs and the disconnect between some of the lectures and the labs. Suggestions for improvement included spending more time on labs and less time on lectures. Prospective students should know that this is a fun and easy course with weekly assignments and a manageable workload. Overall, many students found this class very enjoyable.

The best aspects of this course included the hands-on experience students received within very relaxed and diverse labs. However, some students found writing lab reports difficult, or that the labs often went over the al otted time. Suggestions for improvement included assistance with lab reports, more time to complete the labs, and more fieldtrips. Students would also like the concepts being taught in the lab to synch up with what is being discussed during class. Prospective students should be prepared for a lot of work, but engaging and informative labs.

High points for this course included how it covered in-depth information and had labs that expanded on classroom lessons. Students praised this course for having an instructor who had an engaging and enthusiastic manner. The worst aspect of this course was by far the slow and sometimes non-existent feedback on homework, students said. Better correspondence between the course and the lab and more timely feedback were suggestions to improve the course. Prospective students should know this course is best taken together with the introductory geology course. There was no assumed math or science knowledge and many of the experiments were fun and interesting.