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Meteorology (B.S.)

Requirements

72 semester hours in science as follows:

1. 49 semester hours in Meteorology:

METR 1325Natural Hazards
METR 1125Natural Hazards Lab
METR 1360Climatology
METR 1430Meteorology
METR 3310Radar Meteorology
METR 3320Forecasting I
METR 3325Thermodynamic Meteorology
METR 3330Forecasting II
METR 3335Severe Weather
METR 3340Hydrology
METR 3356Synoptic Meteorology
METR 3360Satellite Meteorology
METR 3365Atmospheric Physics
METR 3390Meteorology Instrumentation
METR 3190Meteorology Instrumentation Lab
METR 4220Capstone in Meteorology
METR 4315Air Pollution Meteorology

2. 3 advanced hours meteorology selected from the following:

METR 3345Statistical Climatology
METR 3346Paleoclimatology
METR 3355Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Meteorology
METR 4325Climate Modeling
METR 4330Micrometeorology
METR 4340Precipitation Physics and Weather Modification
METR 4371Special Topics in Meteorology

3. Oceanography

GEOL 1420Oceanography

4. 8 semester hours in Physics

PHYS 2305Physics I
PHYS 2105Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 2306Physics II
PHYS 2106Physics Laboratory II

5. 8 semester hours in Chemistry:

CHEM 1301Chemical Principles I
CHEM 1302Chemical Principles II
CHEM 1203LChemical Principles Laboratory

6. 3 semester hours in Computer Programming:

Select one of the following courses:

MATH 2340Computer Programming for Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering
CIS 2330Programming Languages I
CIS 3360Computer Science

Or other approved courses.

7. A Minor in Mathematics (21 hours) that includes the following:

MATH 1311Precalculus
MATH 2312Calculus I
MATH 2313Calculus II
MATH 2314Differential Equations
MATH 3314Calculus III
MATH 3/4xxxPlus 6 additional upper-division hours in Mathematics

The following courses do not qualify for the Mathematics Minor for Meteorology Majors:

MATH 2374, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers

MATH 2375, Mathematics and Science Pedagogy for Elementary Teachers

MATH 3340, History of Mathematics