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Department of Geosciences

Earth, Air, & Water

Bachelor of Science in Meteorology/Climatology

Course Requirements

Course Descriptions

GROUP A: REQUIRED METEOROLOGY/CLIMATOLOGY COURSES

Course #
 Course Title
 Semester Usually Taught
Metr 200 Weather and Climate Fall/Spring/Summer
Metr 205 Intro to Atmospheric Science Spring [Fall beginning 2009]
Metr 411 Dynamic Meteorology I* Fall
Metr 412 Dynamic Meteorology II* Spring
Metr 423 Physical Meteorology* Fall [Spring beginning 2010]
Metr 441 Synoptic Meteorology I* Fall
Metr 442 Synoptic Meteorology II* Spring
Metr 464 Satellite Meteorology** Fall (even)


GROUP B: SELECT AT LEAST 12 HOURS OF METEROLOGY/CLIMATOLOGY FROM

Course #
 Course Title
 Semester Usually Taught
Metr 370 Basic and Applied Climatology Fall
Metr 399 Independent Study Fall/Spring/Summer
Metr 408 Microclimate Fall
Metr 415 General Circulation of the Atmosphere Fall (even)
Metr 428 Atmospheric Chemistry Fall (even)
Metr 443 Severe Storms Spring (even)
Metr 450 Climate and Society Spring (even)
Metr 454 Statistical Analysis of Atmospheric Data Fall (odd)
Metr 463 Radar Meteorology** Fall (even)
Metr 465 Satellite Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere** Fall (odd)
Metr 469 Bio-Atmospheric Instrumentation** Fall (odd)
Metr 470 The Climate System Fall (even)
Metr 475 Physical Climatology Fall (odd)
Metr 478 Regional Climatology Spring (odd)
Metr 483 Global Climate Change Fall (even)
Metr 487 Earth's Climate: Past, Present, Future Spring
Metr 495 Internship in Meteorology/Climatology Fall/Spring/Summer
Metr 498 Special Topics Meteorology/Climatology Fall/Spring/Summer
Metr 499 Independent Study Fall/Spring/Summer


GROUP C: REQUIRED RELATED STUDY

Course #
 Course Title
 Semester Usually Taught
Chem 109 General Chemistry Fall/Spring/Summer
Comp Sci 150 FORTRAN Programming* Fall/Spring
Phys 211 General Physics* Fall/Spring/Summer
Phys 221 General Physics Lab (parallel with 211)* Fall/Spring/Summer
Phys 212 General Physics* Fall/Spring/Summer
Math 106+ Analytic Geometry and Calculus I* Fall/Spring/Summer
Math 107+ Analytic Geometry and Calculus II* Fall/Spring/Summer
Math 208+ Analytic Geometry and Calculus III* Fall/Spring/Summer
Math 221+ Differential Equations* Fall/Spring/Summer
Stat 380+ Statistics Fall/Spring/Summer

  •   * Required course necessary for employment with the National Weather Service (NWS) or other federal agency with BS degree in Meteorology/Climatology.
  • ** Either of these courses meets the NWS requirement for remote sensing or instrumentation.
  •   + A minor in math can be obtained with the completion of the required mathematics and statistics courses.

Program Assessment
In order to assist the department in evaluating the effectiveness of its program in meteorology/climatology, majors, during their last semester prior to graduation, will participate in an exit survey to gather information about the program from the student's perspective. The undergraduate adviser will inform students of the scheduling and format of the assessment activity.

Results of participation in this assessment activity will in no way affect a student's GPA or graduation.