General degree requirements

An overview of degree requirements for a Bachelor of Science in atmospheric sciences or meteorology is provided here (courtesy of the American Meteorological Society).

Specific degree requirements

Requirements of specific degree-granting institutions are listed to provide a sample of the similarities and differences in the Bachelor of Science in atmospheric sciences or meteorology. This list is not intended to be complete and the inclusion (or exclusion) of a given institution should not be considered as an endorsement by the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.
University of Utah
 
Undergraduate Sample Program General Information
  • 122 credit hours are required for the major.
  • Freshman math placement based on Math ACT Score: MATH 1210 if 23 or higher, otherwise MATH 1050.
  • MATH 1210 and 1220 and upper-division meteorology courses satisfy University quantitative reasoning requirements.
  • Diversity requirement may be double counted from intellectual explorations requirements.
  • Intellectual explorations courses must include two courses in each of the four subject areas of fine arts, humanities, and social sciences (METEO 1010 and 1020 satisfy physical and life sciences requirements).
  • Students planning to obtain a business minor should take BUS 1010 as their humanities or social and behavioral science intellectual explorations course. They must also take IS 1420 (a.k.a. ACCTG 1420), or place out of it by petitioning for credit by examination through the University of Utah admissions office. MATH 1210 meets the business minor math requirement.
  • Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher and receive a grade of C- or higher in all courses required for the major.
  • Technical electives must be selected in consultation with an adviser and are based on the program of study selected by the student.
Required Courses for All Programs of Study

Lower-division Upper-division
METEO 1010, 1020, 2810, 3000, 3100

MATH 1210, 1220, 2210, 2250

CHEM 1210, 1230

PHYCS 2210, 2219, 2220, 2229

CP SC 1000, 1010

WRTG 2010		 METEO 3110, 3410, 3510, 5110, 5120

GEO 3200, PHYCS 3680, or WRTG 3400

METEO 5140, 5210, 5410, 5530/5810, 5540/5810

Technical electives

Sample Course Sequence

First Year
Fall Semester (14 units)
  • METEO 1010: Introduction to Meteorology (3)
  • METEO 2810: Undergraduate Seminar (1)
  • MATH 1210: Calculus I (4)
  • CP SC 1000: Engineering Computing (3)
  • Intellectual Explorations Course (3)
 Spring Semester (15.5 units)
  • METEO 1020: Climate Change (3)
  • MATH 1220: Calculus II (4)
  • CHEM 1210: General Chemistry I (4)
  • CHEM 1230: General Chemistry Lab I (1)
  • CP SC 1010: Intro to UNIX (.5)
  • Intellectual Explorations Course (3)
Second Year
Fall Semester (17 units)
  • METEO 3000: Mountain Weather and Climate (3)
  • MATH 2210: Calculus III (3)
  • PHYCS 2210: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (4)
  • PHYCS 2219: Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers I (1)
  • WRTG 2010: Intermediate Writing (3)
  • Intellectual Explorations Course (3)
 Spring Semester (17 units)
  • METEO 3100: Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry (3)
  • MATH 2250: Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (3)
  • PHYCS 2220: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (4)
  • PHYCS 2229: Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers II (1)
  • Intellectual Explorations Course (3)
  • American Institutions Course (3)
Third Year
Fall Semester (15 units)
  • METEO 3110: Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences (3)
  • METEO 3410: Meteorological Instrumentation and Computing (3)
  • GEO 3200, PHYCS 3680, or WRTG 3400 (3)
  • Combined Diversity/Intellection Explorations Course (3)
  • Technical Elective (3)
 Spring Semester (15 units)
  • METEO 3510: Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3)
  • METEO 5110: Dynamic Meteorology I (3)
  • METEO 5410 (Remote Sensing) or 5120 (Applied Math and Statistics) (3)
  • Technical Elective (3)
  • Technical Elective (3)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester (13 units)
  • METEO 5210: Physical Meteorology (3)
  • METEO 5530: Synoptic Meteorology I (3)
  • METEO 5810: Weather Discussion (1)
  • Intellectual Explorations Course (3)
  • Technical Elective (3)
 Spring Semester (16 units)
  • METEO 5540: Synoptic Meteorology II (3)
  • METEO 5810: Weather Discussion (1)
  • METEO 5410 (Remote Sensing) or 5120 (Applied Math and Statistics) (3)
  • METEO 5140: Mesoscale and Boundary Layer Meteorology (3)
  • Technical Elective (3)
  • Technical Elective (3)

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