Junior Year

November – Joint meeting with Junior & Seniors; Seniors present comps elevator talks; summer opportunities in Geology (NSF-REU, Keck, Research with Faculty, etc.) 

February – Open house with majors: comps questions, registration questions

MayJunior Comps planning sheet due

  • Usually the Friday of 7th week, after the spring departmental field trip (not a final comps proposal).
  • Budget requests due on same date

Senior Year

Fall Term – Senior Comps Seminar. Weekly meetings on Thursdays, 8:30 to 10:00 am

  • Covers proposal, making figures, references cited, literature review, etc.

September – Comps Proposal due third week of Fall term

October (when going to NZ) or January – Joint meeting with Junior & Seniors; Seniors present comps elevator talks

Winter Term – Senior Comps Seminar – Weekly Meetings on Fridays, 3:30 to 4:30 pm

  • Guidelines for writing a comps paper
  • Attend research talks given by visiting scientists

March – Papers due

  • Last day of winter term classes by 5:00 pm in pdf format (see requirements for papers).
  • Papers that miss this deadline cannot be considered for distinction

Spring Term – Senior Comps Seminar

  • First week: How to give a comps talk

April – Comps talks are typically held all-day on second weekend Saturday.

April – Comps Cleaning

  • Clean out rock samples, lab glassware etc. from your comps work areas
  • Talk to your adviser about what materials to leave with the department

Watch the Geo Calendar for actual dates.