Meteorology Major, B.S.

B.S. degree 

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with college and program academic advisors every semester, and to complete one or more of the following: MET 491 Internship, MET 497 Independent Study, a minor that complements the meteorology major.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses (36 hours):

MET 160	Professional Development in the Atmospheric Sciences	1(1-0)
MET 260	Introduction to Atmospheric Science	3(2-2)
MET 270	Weather Forecasting Practicum	1(1-1)
MET 275	Introduction to Meteorological Data	1(1-1)
MET 301	Climatology & Climate Change	3(3-0)
MET 310	Atmospheric Thermodynamics	3(2-2)
MET 312	Meteorological Instruments and Observations	3(3-0)
MET 315	Meteorological Data Analysis & Visualization	3(2-2)
MET 320WI	Physical Meteorology	3(3-0)
MET 330	Dynamic Meteorology I	3(3-0)
MET 335	Dynamic Meteorology II	3(3-0)
MET 340	Synoptic Meteorology I	3(2-2)
MET 450	Mesoscale Meteorology	3(3-0)
MET 580WI	Atmospheric Modeling	3(2-2)

Additional Requirements (31 hours):

CHM 131	General Chemistry I	4(3-3)
MTH 132	Calculus I	4(4-0)
MTH 133	Calculus II	4(4-0)
MTH 232	Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	3(3-0)
MTH 233	Calculus III	4(4-0)
PHY 145QR	University Physics I	4(4-0)
PHY 146	University Physics II	4(4-0)
PHY 175	University Physics Laboratory I	1(0-2)
STA 382QR	Elementary Statistical Analysis	3(3-0)

Electives (6 hours)

Select 6 hours from the following:

ENS 401WI	Quantitative Environmental Data Analysis	3(2-2)
GEL 308	Hydrologic Processes	3(3-0)
MET 305	Broadcast Meteorology	3(3-0)
MET 375	Special Studies in Meteorology	1-6(Spec)
MET 460	Global Climate Dynamics	3(3-0)
MET 470	Advanced Weather Forecasting	3(2-2)
MET 575	Advanced Special Studies in Meteorology	1-6(Spec)

Total: 73 semester hours