Atmospheric Science

Sample Four-Year Plan: Earth Systems Science Major
Atmospheric Science Specialty, Math Minor option

1st Year

Fall

Hrs

Spring

Hrs

 

EH 101 Freshmen Composition GER

3

EH 102 Freshmen Composition GER

3

ESS 111 Climate and Global Change

4

ESS 102 Physical Geology

4

MA 112 Precalculus Algebra

3

MA 113 Precalculus Trigonometry

3

FYE 101 First Year Experience

1

BYS 119 Principles of Biology

4

CM 113 Intro Rhetorical Communicat GER

3

CS 102 Intro to C Programming GER

3

 

14

 

17

2nd Year

Fall

Hrs

Spring

Hrs

 

CH 121/125 General Chemistry I/Lab

3/1

CH 123/126 General Chemistry II/Lab

3/1

PHL 202 Introduction to Ethics GER

3

PH 111/114 General Physics w/ Calc I/Lab

3/1

MA 171 Calculus A

4

MA 172 Calculus B

4

Area II, IV or V GER

3

ESS 112 Severe & Hazardous Weather

3

Area II, IV or V GER

3

ESS 305 Hydrology

3

 

17

 

178

3rd Year

Fall

Hrs

Spring

Hrs

 

ESS 401 Survey of Atmospheric Science

3

ESS 370 Introduction to Remote Sensing

3

MA 244 Linear Algebra

3

ESS 461 Atmospheric Radiation I

3

MA 201 Calculus C

4

ESS 452 Synoptic Meteorology

3

MA 238 Applied Differential Equations

3

PH 113/116 General Physics w/ Calc III/Lab

3/1

PH 112/115 General Physics w/ Calc II/Lab

3

Area II, IV or V GER

3

 

16

 

16

4th Year

Fall

Hrs

Spring

Hrs

 

ESS 441 Atmospheric Thermo & Cld Physics

3

ESS 454 Forecasting Mesoscale Processes

3

ESS 451 Atmospheric Fluid Dynamics I

3

ESS 499 UG Research

3

ESS 321 Pollution Problems

3

MA 3XX or 4XX

3

EH 301 Tech Writing GER

3

Area II, IV or V GER

3

MA 385 Intro to Probability

3

Area II, IV or V GER

3

Area II, IV or V GER

3

 

 

 

18

 

15

TOTAL

128+

 

 

 

*Area II, IV or V General Education Requirements (GER):  See Earth Systems Science major,
 General education requirements course listings for appropriate course selections.

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