Course Description:
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Dates: March 8 – 14, 2026
Course Number: GEOG 2990, 2 credits
Program Fee: TBA
Included in the Program Fee:
- 6 hotel nights
- Ground transportation in New Orleans
- Museum & activity admission fees
- 24/7 emergency support
- Some meals
Application Deadline: November 18, 2025
Itinerary Highlights
The French Quarter
The French Quarter is the city’s historic heart, famous for its vibrant nightlife and colorful buildings with cast-iron balconies.
The Free People of Color Museum
A historic house museum and one of the country’s few attractions dedicated exclusively to preserving the material culture and telling the story of free people of color.
The Garden District
In the charming Garden District, oak-shaded streets are lined with a diverse mix of homes, from single-story cottages to the grand historic mansions and lavish gardens of St. Charles Avenue, on the Mardi Gras parade route. Leafy Lafayette Cemetery is filled with ornate, 19th-century tombs.
Swamp Tour
Explore the untouched beauty of Honey Island Swamp. See wildlife with local, expert guides.
Lafayette Square & Fish Fry
Lafayette Square is the second-oldest public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, located in the present-day Central Business District. During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Marie.
Bywater Town
The area now known as Bywater was mostly plantation land in the colonial era, with significant residential development beginning the first decade of the 19th century as part of what was known as “Faubourg Washington.”
Cost Breakdown:
| UVM Tuition UVM Winter and Spring Break courses are part of your spring tuition bill. Undergraduates pay same full-time tuition if within 12-19 credit hours total. Graduate students pay by credit hour. | Enrolled in 12-19 credits: $0 Vermont Resident enrolled in more than 19 credits: $692 per credit hour above 19 Out-of-State Resident enrolled in more than 19 credits: $1,860 per credit hour above 19 |
| Program Fee Includes accommodations, group ground transportation, activities, entrance fees, and some meals. The amount billed to you by SFS on your Spring bill reflects the program fee minus $450 (non-refundable deposit) which you will pay upon acceptance. | TBA |
| Total Billable Amounts (paid to UVM): | Tuition + TBA |
| Estimated Out of Pocket Expenses Meals not included in the program fee, supplies, ground transportation not included in the program fee. | TBA |
| Airfare Estimated from BTV to New Orleans. If you will be departing from a different airport, your costs may be lower. Estimated with 1 carry-on bag. | TBA |
| Total paid Out of Pocket: | TBA |
Tyler Sonnichsen
Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography & Geosciences
Dr. Tyler Sonnichsen is a cultural geographer, historian, and musicologist whose research focuses on dynamics of intersections of place, culture, media, and memory.
His teaching experience has included a variety of introductory and upper-division courses on American Popular Culture, Environmental Justice, Geographic Research Methods, Gender, Urban Geography, Population Geography, Race & Ethnicity, and regional geographies of North America and Europe.