Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, B.S.

Atmospheric Science

• ASME 151 - Earth System Science: Exploring the Connections 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 231 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 251 - Fundamentals of Meteorology and Climatology 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 252 - Meteorological Analysis Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
• ASME 385 - Basic and Applied Climatology 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 422 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting 4 Credit(s)
• ASME 433 - Atmospheric Dynamics I 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 434 - Atmospheric Dynamics II 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 492 - Seminar in Atmospheric Science and Meteorology (formerly ASME 510) 1 Credit(s)
• ASME 496 - Senior Project (formerly ASME 550) 6 Credit(s)

ASME Electives (9 Credit Hours)

Courses must be chosen from

• ASME 211 - Computer Applications in Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 234 - Weather and Climate Studies 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 275 - Weather Systems 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 285 - Broadcast Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 420 - Tropical Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 423 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting II 4 Credit(s)
• ASME 430 - Polar Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 440 - Atmospheric Chemistry 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 463 - Atmospheric Remote Sensing 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 470 - Atmospheric Modeling 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 480 - Synoptic Dynamics 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 481 - Atmospheric Fluid Dynamics 3 Credit(s)
• ASME 491 - Chemical and Optical Instrumentation for Atmospheric Measurement 3 Credit(s)

Physics Required

• PHYS 100 - Physics Orientation 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 241 - General Physics I 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 242 - General Physics II 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 251 - General Physics I Lab 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 252 - General Physics II Lab 1 Credit(s)
• PHYS 305 - Mathematical Physics (formally PHYS 405) 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 345 - Introduction to Computations in Physics (formerly PHYS 445) 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 400 - Physical Mechanics I 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 411 - Atmospheric Physics I 3 Credit(s)

Physics Elective - (6 Credit Hours)

Course must be chosen from PHYS 4xx:

• PHYS 401 - Physical Mechanics II 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 412 - Atmospheric Physics II 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 415 - Electromagnetism I 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 416 - Electromagnetism II 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 420 - Quantum Physics I 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 430 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 440 - Applied Geophysics 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 447 - Computational Techniques in Physics (formerly PHYS 530) 3 Credit(s)
• PHYS 475 - Advanced Laboratory 2 Credit(s)

Math Required

• MATH 131 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 132 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
• MATH 224 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 231 - Calculus III 4 Credit(s)

Chemistry Required

• CHEM 106 - General Chemistry VI 3 Credit(s)
• CHEM 116 - General Chemistry VI Laboratory 1 Credit(s)

Technical Elective - (3 Credit Hours)

courses must be chosen from computer programing courses:

• ASME 211 - Computer Applications in Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
• CST 130 - Introduction to Unix/Linux 3 Credit(s)
• CST 140 - Introduction to Computer Programming 3 Credit(s)
• COMP 160 - C Programming for Engineers (formerly GEEN 160) 3 Credit(s)
• COMP 161 - Python for Data Science 3 Credit(s)
• COMP 163 - Introduction to Computer Programming (formerly GEEN 163) 3 Credit(s)
• MATH 140 - Fundamentals of Scientific Programming in Python 3 Credit(s)

Technical Electives

6 credit hours that must be in Mathematics, Science, or Engineering

Required English and General Education

non-math and non-science courses - 22 credit hours

Free Electives - (6 Credit Hours)

It is suggested that at least 6 of these hours be FOLA courses

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total Credit Hours: 120

¹Courses may only satisfy ONE general education requirement GL, AA, SBS, or HFA (e.g. LIBS 202  can satisfy HFA or AA, but not both).^2-1 Technical Electives (3 Credits): Course must be chosen from computer programming courses
^2-2Technical Elective (6 credits): Courses must be in Mathematics, Science or Engineering.
^3-1ASME Elective: Course must be chosen from ASME 234 , ASME 275 , ASME 285 .
^3-2ASME Elective: Course must be chosen from ASME 420 , ASME 423 , ASME 430 , or ASME 440 .
^3-3ASME Elective: Course must be chosen from ASME 463 , ASME 470 , ASME 480 , ASME 481 , or ASME 491 .
⁴Physics Elective: Course must be chosen from PHYS 4xx: PHYS 401 , PHYS 412 , PHYS 415 , PHYS 420 , PHYS 430 , PHYS 440 , PHYS 447 , PHYS 475 , PHYS 485 , or PHYS 494 .
⁵ASME 496  - capstone course.
Free Elective (6 credit hours).