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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Meteorology Major, B.S.
Required Core – 35 credits
____ MTR 1400 Weather and Climate (none; F, S, Su; 3)
____ MTR 2020 Weather and Climate Lab (Pre/Coreq MTR 1400,**; F, S; 1 credit lab)
____ MTR 2410 Weather Observing Systems (MTR 2020; S; 3 with lab)
____ MTR 3330 Climatology (MTR 2020; S; 3 with lab)
____ MTR 3400 Synoptic Meteorology (MTR 2020; F; 3)
____ MTR 3410 Weather Analysis Techniques (MTR 3400; S; 3 with lab)
____ MTR3430 Atmospheric Thermodynamics (MTR 2020,MTH 2410,PHY 2311/21; F20, S22; 3)
____ MTR 3440 Physical Meteorology (MTR 2020,MTH 2410,PHY 2311/21; S20, S21; 3)
____ MTR 3450 Dynamic Meteorology (MTR 2020,MTH 2420,PHY 2331; F; 3)
____ MTR 4400 Advanced Synoptic Meteorology (MTR 3450, MTH 3420, PHY 2331; S; 4 with lab)
____ MTR 4500 Mesometeorology (MTR 3410 and MTH 1410; S21; 3)
____ MTR 4600 Meteorology Research Seminar (Senior Standing + 12 upper division credits in MTR); S20, F21; 3)
**Successful completion of Quantitative Literacy is required; MTH 1110 is recommended
Approved Meteorology Electives – Select at least 8 credits
____ MTR 3100 Air Pollution (MTR 2020 or ENV 1200; offered occasionally usually in fall; 3)
____ MTR 3420 Radar and Satellite Meteorology (MTR 2020 and MTH 1110; F20; 3 with lab)
____ MTR 3500 Hazardous Weather (MTR 1400 or MTR 2020 or AES 1400; offered occasionally usually in spring; 3)
____ MTR 3710 Meteorology Internship (See MTR Advisor F, S, Su; 2 – 6)
____ MTR 3777 Field Observations of Severe Weather (MTR 2410, MTR 3410; some Maymesters; 3 field)
____ MTR 4210 Forecasting Laboratory (repeatable 4 times) (MTR 3410 F, S; 1 lab)
Required Mathematics Minor – 24 credits
____ MTH 1410 Calculus I (Either MTH 1109 or MTH 1110, and MTH 1120, with grades of C or better, or MTH 1400 with a grade of C or better; F, S, SU; 4)
____ CS 1050 Computer Science I (readiness for MTH 1110; F, S, SU; 4) or MTH 2520 R Programming may be taken instead of CS 1050 (MTH 1110, or MTH 1112 , or MTH1310; usually S; 4) or MTH 290B Scientific Computing with Python (MTH 2410; F19; 4)
____ MTH 2410 Calculus II (MTH 1410 with a grade of C or better; F, S, SU; 4)
____ MTH 2420 Calculus III (MTH 2410 with a grade of C or better; F, S, SU; 4)
____ MTH 3210 Probability and Statistics (Pre/Co-req MTH 2410; F, S, SU; 4)
____ MTH 3420 Differential Equations (MTH 2420 with a grade of C or better; F, S, SU; 4)
Physics and Chemistry – 13 credits
____ PHY 2311 General Physics I (MTH 1410; F, S, SU; 4)
____ PHY 2321 General Physics Lab I (concurrent with PHY 2311; F, S, SU; 1)
____ PHY 2331 General Physics II (MTH 2410, PHY 2311, PHY 2321; F, S, SU; 4)
____ CHE 1800 General Chemistry I (Pre/Coreq MTH 1110; F, S, SU; 4)
General Studies Requirements – 24 credits
____ Written Communication (6 credits)
____ Quantitative Literacy (3 credits satisfied by Math minor)
____ Oral Communication (3 credits)
____ Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
____ Historical (3 credits)
____ Natural and Physical Sciences (6 credits satisfied by Physics and Chemistry courses)
____ Social and Behavioral Sciences I (3 credits)
____ Social and Behavioral Sciences II (3 credits)
Global Diversity Requirement
____ Global Diversity Course (3 credits–note this course can fulfill another general studies requirement at the same time, a double-dipper, MTR 1600 Global Climate Change cannot count for this requirement, abbreviated GD in lists)
Multicultural Requirement
____ Multicultural Course (3 credits– note this course can fulfill another general studies requirement at the same time, a double-dipper, abbreviated MC in lists)
Senior Experience Graduation Requirement
____ Satisfied by MTR 4600 Senior Experience
General Electives – 16 credits
These are some recommended electives that enhance the Meteorology major, but you may choose courses from any department you wish. (See Catalog for descriptions and prerequisites).
AES 3460-3 Weather for Aircrews
CAS 3430-3 Performance for Broadcasting
CAS 3440-3 Television Production
CHE 3890-3 Science and Public Policy
COM 2610-3 Intro to Technical Writing
CSS 1510-4 Computer Programming: Fortran (can replace CS requirement)
ECO 3450-3 Environmental Economics
ENV 1200-3 Intro to Environmental Science
ENV 2000-3 Applied Pollution Science
ENV 3700-3 Mountain Environments
ENV 4200-3 Environmental Policy and Planning
ENV 4960-3 Global Environmental Challenges
GEG 1100-3 Intro to Physical Geography
GEG 1700-3 Principles of Sustainability
GEG 2020-3 Geography of Colorado
GEG 2200-3 Geography of the U.S
GEG 3720-3 Global Sustainable Development
GEL 1150-3Physical Oceanography
GIS1220-3Intro to Geospatial Sciences
GIS 2250-3Geographic Info. Systems
GIS 4840-3 Remote Sensing
MET 1040-3 Introduction to Engineering
MTH 2140-2 Computational Matrix Algebra
MTH 2520-4 R Programming (can replace CS requirement)
MTH 3440-4 Partial Differential Equations
MTH 4480-4 Numerical Analysis I
MTH 4490-4 Numerical Analysis II
MTR 1600-3 Global Climate Change
PHY 3411-3Thermal Physics
Total credits for Meteorology Major………………………………………………… 120
Updated August 22, 2019
For the official and most updated version of the degree requirements, please search the Undergraduate Catalog for “Meteorology Major.”
Key: Courses (Prerequisites; Semesters offered; Credit Hours and type)
F=fall, S=Spring, Su=summer semester, M=Maymester