SEBS UNDERGRADUATE CORE CURRICULUM (39 credits)
Parts of the SEBS core are satisfied by the major requirements.
Contemporary Challenges (6 credits) Two courses, one in each of the Contemporary Challenges areas: Diversities and Social Inequalities [CC-D] and Our Common Future [CC-O]
Experiential Learning (3 credits) Students must participate in a certified experience that meets this goal [EL]
Natural Sciences (6 credits) Students must take two courses, one each in two of the following areas: physical, biological, or environmental sciences [NS]
Historical Analysis (3 credits) Students must take one course [HST]
Social Analysis (6 credits) SEBS students must complete two courses, one in either social/cultural analysis or economic analysis, and one in governmental and regulatory analysis [SCL]
Arts and Humanities (3 credits) Students must complete one course [AH]
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)
Quantitative and Formal Reasoning (6 credits) Students must take two courses [QQ; QR]
Graduation Requirements for the Meteorology Major (72 or 73 credits)
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.
Quantitative Skills(22 credits)
01:640:151-152 Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)*
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 credits)
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 credits)
11:670:101 Introduction to Meteorology (3)**
11:670:102 Introduction to Climate Science (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)****
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 (23-24 credits or more)
In addition to courses meeting the above requirements, students must take enough other courses offered by the university 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:
Physics 1 (01:750:203 and 205)
Physics 2 (01:750:204 and 206)
Calculus 1 (01:640:151)
Calculus 2 (01:640:152)
Multivariate Calculus (01:640:251)
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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