Degree Requirements

 

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (95 hours)

 

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

ENGLISH

(9 HOURS)
     
ENGL 101 Composition 3
ENGL 102 or 105
Composition & Literature 3
ENGL Elective* See Below* 3
     

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES

(6 HOURS)
     
COMS 130 Speaker-Audience Comm. OR --
COMS 150 Personal Communication 3
COMS 330 Effective Business Comm. 3
     

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

COMPUTER SCIENCE

(6 HOURS)
  (2 of the 3)  
EECS 138 Intro to Computers (FORTRAN) 3
EECS 138 Intro to Computers (C++) 3
EECS 138 Intro to Computers (Java) 3
     

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

MATHEMATICS

(18 HOURS)
     
MATH 121 Calculus I 5
MATH 122 Calculus II 5
MATH 123 Linear Algebra and Calculus 5
MATH 320 Elementary Differential Equations 3
     

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

PHYSICS

(8 HOURS)
     
PHSX 211 General Physics I 4
PHSX 212 General Physics II 4






 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
  CHEMISTRY (5 HOURS)

CHEM 184

Foundations of Chemistry I 5
     



 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
  ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (3 HOURS)
EVRN 148 Principles of Environmental Studies 3
     



 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
  STATISTICS (4 HOURS)
DSCI 301
Business Statistics 4
     



 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

(27 HOURS)
ATMO 105 Introduction To Meteorology 5
ATMO 321 Climate and Climate Change
3
ATMO 505 Weather Forecasting 3
ATMO 521 Microclimatology 3
ATMO 630 Synoptic Meteorology 3
ATMO 640 Dynamic Meteorology 3
ATMO 642 Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere 3
ATMO 660 Advanced Dynamic Meteorology 3
ATMO 680 Physical Meteorology 3
ATMO 697 Seminar for Seniors 3
     

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

OTHER

(6 HOURS)
"H" Course Any Humanities 3
"S" Course Any Social Science 3
     



 

 

 

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

GENERAL METEOROLOGY OPTION

(29 HOURS)
     
ATMO 525 Air Pollution Meteorology 3
ATMO 605 Forecasting Practicum 2
ATMO 650 Advanced Synoptic Meteorology 3
--FREE-- ELECTIVES 21






 

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

AIR POLLUTION OPTION

(29 HOURS)
     
ATMO 525 Air Pollution Meteorology 3
CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II 5
C E 477 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
--FREE-- ELECTIVES 18



 

 

COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

HYDROMETEOROLOGY OPTION

(29 HOURS)
     
ATMO 525 Air Pollution Meteorology 3
ATMO 605 Forecasting Practicum 2
C E 301 Statics and Dynamics 5
C E 330 Fluid Dynamics 4
C E 455 Hydrology 3
--FREE-- ELECTIVES 12





 
COURSE CLASS NAME HOURS
 

 

 
 

NEWS MEDIA FORECASTING OPTION

(29 HOURS)
     
ATMO 605 Forecasting Practicum
3
ATMO 650 Advanced Synoptic Meteorology
3
JOUR 301
Research and Writing
3
JOUR 415 Multimedia Reporting
3
JOUR 512 Principles of Broadcasting, Cable and New Technologies
3
--FREE-- ELECTIVES 12






 

 

* - Current options are ENGL 203, 205, 209, 210, 211 or 362.
# - Majors are encouraged to take PHSX 213 and 214, the Honors sections of 211 and 212. Permission To Enroll cards may be obtained in the Department office.