Atmospheric Science

This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.

Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science

Major: ATMS

Degree: BS

Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

General Education

Type Hours

General Education 34

Total 34

All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program. Some General Education
requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may
be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

Arts & Sciences Programmatic Requirements

Type Hours

General 101: A&S Orientation 1

Foreign Language
(completion of the second semester of a single foreign language; hours will vary 6-8
depending on the language taken)

Electives in Humanities or Social Sciences at 300-level or above, in addition to 6

Courses counted toward General Education

WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above (may be incorporated into
other degree requirements)

Total 13-15

Department of Physics
 Type Hours

Core Courses

Physics 295, 296, 301 3

Physics 298, 299, 300 11

Atmospheric Science Core

Physics 220/Geography 220, Physics 361, 362, 365, 461, 462, 465, 466;
27
Geography 355

Total 41

Supporting Courses

Type Hours

Mathematics 205, 206, 301 12

Physics 450 3

A minimum of 9 hours from the following courses, with course taken in at least two
9
disciplines:

Civil & Environmental Engineering 470; Chemistry 341, 441; Geosciences

363, 564;
Mathematics 560; Physics 355, 356, 390, 530, 541, 545, 546

Minimum Total 24

Minimum Electives 7

Minimum Total 121