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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Course Sequence
Below are some sample suggested course sequences for meteorology majors. Please note that the semesters we offer the courses may have changed, so check the Meteorology Major page for when they are offered. The degree flow chart shows how important it is to start your math and physics courses early. Please contact the math department for which course you can start in to get on the calculus path.
Meteorology 4-year plan for students starting with College Algebra
Year 1
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| ENG 1010 | Composing Arguments | 3 | MTR 1400 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| MTH 1110 | College Algebra | 4 | MTR 2020 | Weather and Climate lab | 1 |
| General Studies Oral Comm | 3 | ENG 1020 | Freshman Comp | 3 | |
| General Studies *** | 3 | CHE 1800 | General Chemistry | 4 | |
| General Studies*** | 3 | MTR 1120 | College Trigonometry | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 14 | |||
Year 2
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| MTR 3400 | Synoptic Meteorology | 3 | MTR 2410 | Weather Observing Systems | 3 |
| MTH 1410 | Calculus 1 | 4 | MTH 2410 | Calculus II | 4 |
| CS 1050 | Computer Science 1 | 4 | PHYS 2311 | General Physics 1 | 4 |
| General Studies *** | 3 | PHYS 2321 | General Physics Lab 1 | 1 | |
| MTR 3410 | Weather Analysis Techniques | 3 | |||
| Total | 14 | 15 | |||
Year 3
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| MTH 2420 | Calculus III | 4 | MTR 3330 | Climatology | 3 |
| PHYS 2331 | General Physics 2 | 4 | MTR 3440 | Physical Meteorology | 3 |
| PHYS 2341 | General Physics Lab 2 | 1 | MTH 3210 | Probability and Statistics | 4 |
| MTR 3430 | Thermodynamics | 3 | General Studies *** | 3 | |
| MTR ??? | MTR Elective | 3 | General Studies *** | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | 16 |
Year 4
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| MTR 3450 | Dynamic Meteorology | 3 | MTR 4400 | Advanced Synoptic Meteorology | 4 |
| MTH 2420 | Differential Equations | 4 | MTR ??? | MTR Elective | 3 |
| MTR 4600 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 | MTR 4500 | Mesometeorology | 3 |
| MTR ??? | MTR Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | 16 |
*** One of the General Studies courses should also count as a multicultural course. Another General Studies course should also count as a Global Diversity course (for catalog year 2012-2013 and beyond). MTR 1600 cannot count for your Global Diversity course.
Meteorology 4-year plan for students starting with calculus
Year 1
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| ENG 1010 | Composing Arguments | 3 | MTR 1400 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| MTH 1410 | Calculus I | 4 | MTR 2020 | Weather and Climate lab | 1 |
| General Studies Oral Comm | 3 | ENG 1020 | Freshman Comp | 3 | |
| General Studies *** | 3 | CHE 1800 | General Chemistry | 4 | |
| General Studies*** | 3 | MTR 2410 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| Total | 16 | 15 | |||
Year 2
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| MTR 3400 | Synoptic Meteorology | 3 | MTR 2410 | Weather Observing Systems | 3 |
| MTH 2420 | Calculus III | 4 | MTH 3210 | Probability and Stats | 4 |
| CS 1050 | Computer Science 1 | 4 | PHYS 2311 | General Physics 1 | 4 |
| General Studies *** | 3 | PHYS 2321 | General Physics Lab 1 | 1 | |
| MTR 3410 | Weather Analysis Techniques | 3 | |||
| Total | 14 | 15 | |||
Year 3
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| MTH 3420 | Differential Equations | 4 | MTR 3330 | Climatology | 3 |
| PHYS 2331 | General Physics 2 | 4 | MTR 3440 | Physical Meteorology | 3 |
| PHYS 2341 | General Physics Lab 2 | 1 | General Elective | 3 | |
| MTR 3430 | Thermodynamics | 3 | General Studies *** | 3 | |
| MTR ??? | MTR Elective | 3 | General Studies *** | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
Year 4
| Fall | Spring | ||||
| MTR 3450 | Dynamic Meteorology | 3 | MTR 4400 | Advanced Synoptic Meteorology | 4 |
| MTR 4600 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 | MTR ???? | MTR Elective | 3 |
| MTR ??? | MTR Elective | 3 | MTR 4500 | Mesometeorology | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | 16 |
*** One of the General Studies courses should also count as a multicultural course. Another General Studies course should also count as a Global Diversity course (for catalog year 2012 and beyond). MTR 1600 cannot count for your Global Diversity.