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Curriculum Guide

Proposed B.S. Program in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

 

YEAR I

1st Semester

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UNST 100. University Experience

1

CHEM 107. General Chemistry VII

3

MATH 131. Calculus I

4

CHEM 107. General Chemistry VII Lab

1

UNST 110. Critical Writing

3

MATH 132. Calculus II

4

UNST 120. The Contemporary World

3

UNST 130. Analytical  Reasoning

3

CHEM 106   General Chemistry VI

3

UNST 140. The African Amer. Experience

3

CHEM 116   General Chemistry VI Lab

1

ASME 200. Earth Sys. Science, Exp. Conn.

2

 

15

CHEM 117 General Chemistry VII lab

1

 

 

 

16

YEAR II

1st Semester

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PHYS 241. General Physics I

3

MATH 431. Intro. to Diff. Equations

3

PHYS 251. General Physics I Lab

1

PHYS 242. General Physics II

3

MATH 231. Calculus III

3

UNST Cluster Theme Elective (Note 1)

3

UNST Cluster Theme Elective (Note 1)

3

ASME 251: Fundamentals of Meteorology

3

GEEN160. Intro. to Comp. Programming

3

ASME 252: Meteorological Analysis lab

1

MATH 224. Probability and Stat.

3

ASME 231: Atmospheric Thermodynamics

3

 

16

ASME 211: Computer Appl. In Meteo

1

   

PHYS 252. General Physics II Lab

1

 

 

 

18

YEAR III

1st Semester

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ASME 433: Atmospheric Dynamics I

3

ASME 434: Atmospheric Dynamics II

3

PHYS 415. Electromagnetism I

3

PHYS 416. Electromagnetism II         

3

UNST Cluster Theme Elective (Note 1)

3

PHYS 550 Undergraduate. Research/or CHEM 503 Chemical research

3

ASME 422: Synoptic Metreology/Lab

4

UNST Cluster Theme Elective (Note 1)

3

PHYS 411. Atmospheric Physics I

3

PHYS 300: Intro. to Geophysics

3

 

16

 

15

 

 

 

 

YEAR IV

1st Semester

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ASME 563. Atmospheric Remote Sensing

3

Free Electives (Note 3)

6

ASME Electives (Note 2)

3

ASME 550 (Senior Project) (Note 5)

6

Free Electives (Note 3)

3

PHYS/MATH Elective (Note 6)                       

3

PHYS 450: Optics

3

 

15

PHYS Electives (Note 4)

3

   

 

15

 

 

Total:  127 hours

1. Students must choose one cluster theme and take 12 hours in that cluster

2. ASME Electives: ASME: 275, 285, 440, 471, 481, 491, PHYS 412

3. Free electives: GEOM 310; 320; 520; MATH 432, 440, 651

4. PHYS Electives: PHYS: 280,405,406, 430, 445, 450, 480, 490

5 ASME 550 Cap Stone course

6. Math elective listed under free electives