May 20, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, B.S.

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Students must complete 120 semester hours of University courses. A minimum grade of “C-” must be achieved in all atmospheric sciences and meteorology, physics, and math courses. Note that a 2.00 grade point average must be maintained in all major courses and an overall grade point average of 2.00 is required to graduate.

Course Requirements:

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

Curriculum Guide

Freshman Year

First Semester

FRST 101 - College Success 1 Credit(s)
ENGL 100 - Ideas and Their Expression I 3 Credit(s)
MATH 131 - Calculus I 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 106 - General Chemistry VI 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 116 - General Chemistry VI Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
Afr. Amer. History & Culture (AA) 3 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

PHYS 100 - Physics Orientation 1 Credit(s)
ENGL 101 - Ideas and Their Expression II 3 Credit(s)
ASME 151 - Earth System Science: Exploring the Connections 3 Credit(s)
MATH 132 - Calculus II 4 Credit(s)
Humanities / Fine Arts (HFA) 3 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 14

Sophomore Year

First Semester

ASME 251 - Fundamentals of Meteorology and Climatology 3 Credit(s)
ASME 252 - Meteorological Analysis Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
MATH 231 - Calculus III 4 Credit(s)
PHYS 241 - General Physics I 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 251 - General Physics I Lab 1 Credit(s)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (SBS) 3 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

ASME 231 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics 3 Credit(s)
MATH 224 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 242 - General Physics II 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 252 - General Physics II Lab 1 Credit(s)
PHYS 305 - Mathematical Physics (formally PHYS 405) 3 Credit(s)
Global Awareness (GL) 3 Credit(s) ¹

Semester Total: 16

Junior Year

First Semester

ASME 433 - Atmospheric Dynamics I 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 331 - Writing for Science and Technology 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 345 - Introduction to Computations in Physics (formerly PHYS 445) 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 411 - Atmospheric Physics I 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 400 - Physical Mechanics I 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

ASME 385 - Basic and Applied Climatology 3 Credit(s)
ASME 422 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting 4 Credit(s)
ASME 434 - Atmospheric Dynamics II 3 Credit(s)
Technical Elective 3 Credit(s) ²
ASME Elective 3 Credit(s) ^3-1

Semester Total: 16

Senior Year

First Semester

ASME 492 - Seminar in Atmospheric Science and Meteorology (formerly ASME 510) 1 Credit(s)
ASME Elective 3 Credit(s) ^3-2
PHYS Elective 3 Credit(s) ⁴
Technical Elective 3 Credit(s) ²
Free Elective 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 16

Second Semester

ASME 492 - Seminar in Atmospheric Science and Meteorology (formerly ASME 510) 1 Credit(s)
ASME 495 6 Credit(s) ⁵
ASME Elective 3 Credit(s) ^3-3
PHYS Elective 3 Credit(s) ⁴

Semester Total: 13

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).
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).

Major Program Requirements

Students must earn a C- or better in ASME, PHYS and MATH courses.