Students
matriculating prior to the fall semester 2015 in the School of
Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) must complete the SEBS general education requirements. In addition, students majoring in meteorology must complete the major requirements described below.Students
matriculating fall 2015 or after and transfer students matriculating in
2016 and after must complete a goal-based Core Curriculum in place of
general education requirements. The goal-based core is described here: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/core. Courses are certified for the Core Curriculum by a faculty committee. A current list of certified courses can be found here: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/core. Meteorology major requirements are as described below.
For
an up-to-date description of meteorology major
requirements, courses, and course sequences please refer to the program
webpage at http://meteorology.rutgers.edu.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE METEOROLOGY
MAJOR (128 credits)
SEBS
CORE CURRICULUM (27 credits; other parts of SEBS
Core satisfied by major requirements)
- 21st-Century Challenges [21Ce] (3
credits)
- Historical
Analysis [HST] (3 credits)
- Social
Analysis [SCL] (3 credits)
- Economic
Analysis [ECN] (3 credits)
- Governance
and Regulation Analysis [GVT]
(3 credits)
- Arts and
Humanities [AH] (6 credits)
- Writing
and Communication (6 credits):
[WC101] 01:355:101 Expository
Writing I (3), and
[WCD] 01:355:302 Scientific and
Technical Writing (3) or
01:355:201 Research in the Disciplines
(3) or
01:355:301 College Writing and Research
(3)
PROFICIENCY IN METEOROLOGY
(72 or 73 credits)- Quantitative
Skills (22)
01:640:151-152 Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)1
01:640:244 Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4)
01:640:251 Multivariable Calculus (4)
11:670:212 Computational Methods for Meteorology (3)
11:375:303 Numerical Methods in Environmental Science (3) or
01:960:401 Basic Statistics
for Research (3) or
01:960:379 Basic Probability
and Statistics (3)
- Physical
Sciences (13)
01:160:161 General Chemistry (4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
01:750:203-204 General Physics (3,3)
01:750:205-206 General Physics Laboratory (1,1)
- Meteorology
(37 or 38)
11:670:101 Introduction to Meteorology (3)2
11:670:102 Introduction to Climate Science (3)3
11:670:211 Meteorological Analysis (3)
11:670:323 Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere (3)
11:670:324 Dynamics of the Atmosphere (3)
11:670:431 Physical Meteorology (3)
11:670:433 Weather Analysis and Forecasting I: Synoptic Meteorology (4)4
11:670:434 Weather Analysis and Forecasting II: Mesoscale Meteorology (3)
11:670:451 Remote Sensing of the Ocean and Atmosphere (3)
11:670:461 Climate Dynamics (3)
Also choose one of
the following options:
Operational
Meteorology Option
11:670:414 Hydrologic Processes
(3)
11:670:444 Tropical Meteorology (3)
Environmental
Meteorology Option
11:375:101 Introduction to
Environmental Science (3)
11:670:453 Air Quality Modeling (3)
Climate Option
11:670:414 Hydrologic Processes
(3)
11:628:451 Physical Oceanography (4)
ELECTIVES (28 or 29 credits)
In addition
to courses meeting the above requirements, students must take any other courses
offered by the university for which they meet the course eligibility
requirements, to bring their total number of credits to the minimum of 128
required for graduation. Although not
required, many meteorology students use these electives to complete a minor. A minor in mathematics, requiring
only four more mathematics courses, is the most popular. Students also consider other fields,
including oceanography, physics, environmental sciences, and environmental and business economics. Students are
strongly encouraged to do internships, which provide valuable career-related
experience and contacts, and to pursue research with faculty members. Both can be taken for academic credit.
A student must achieve a grade of C
or better in the following courses:
Calculus 1
(01:640:151)
Calculus 2
(01:640:152)
Multivariate
Calculus (01:640:251)
Physics 1 (01:750:203
and 205)
Physics 2 (01:750:204
and 206)
Introduction to
Meteorology (11:670:101)
Introduction to
Climate Science (11:670:102)
Students preparing for graduate study in meteorology or
atmospheric science are encouraged to consider additional courses in meteorology,
oceanography, computer science, and mathematics such as:
11:670:414 Hydrologic Processes
(3)
11:670:444 Tropical Meteorology
(3)
11:670:453 Air Quality Modeling
(3)
11:628:451 Physical Oceanography
(4)
01:198:323
Numerical Analysis and Computing (4)
01:640:250 Introduction to Linear
Algebra (3)
01:640:423
Elementary Partial Differential Equations (3)
01:640:477 Mathematical Theory of
Probability (3)
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1 Satisfy SEBS Quantitative [QQ] and Formal Reasoning [QR] requirement.
2 Satisfies SEBS Natural Sciences [NS] physical science and Information Technology and Research [ITR] requirements.
3 Satisfies SEBS Natural Sciences [NS] environmental science requirement.
4 Satisfies SEBS Experience-Based Education [EBE]
requirement.
