The department also has it's own computer lab . Department collections include over 6,000 rock and mineral specimens, over 10,000 fossil specimens and more than 2,000 specialized maps. Local field trips are sponsored by the student-run Geology Club. In addition, the Geology Department operates a summer field program in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota. Students from Albion and many other colleges and universities attend this camp each summer for training in geologic mapping and field research.
Independent study is available to all majors in their junior and senior years.
Students may work on an individual laboratory or field problem within the scope of their background and write reports on the findings. Outstanding seniors may carry out honors work in geology or may take part in work that supports faculty research. A local chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, an earth science honorary, is active on the Albion campus.