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Meteorology and Climate Science Department
BS - Meteorology, Concentration in Climate Science
The BS Meteorology, concentration in Climate Science program is designed to prepare students for careers in emerging fields of climate change studies and mitigation, and related fields including energy and carbon management. Graduating students will be ready to begin careers in the private sector or in government, or will be ready to enter graduate programs in the atmospheric/climate sciences.
| Course Requirements | ||
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 15 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | ||
| American Institutions | (6) | |
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | ||
| Physical Education | 2 | |
| Preparation for the Major | 21 | |
| MATH 030, PHYS 002A, PHYS 002B, CHEM 001A and BIOL 001A | ||
| Requirements for the Major | 53 | |
| ENVS 001, GEOL 003, METR 012, METR 040, METR 050, METR 051, METR 060 and METR 071 (19); METR 100W, METR 123, METR 135, METR 136, METR 163, METR 173 and METR 174 (21); COMM 146F, ENVS 119, ENVS 133 and ISE 103 (13) | ||
| Major Electives | 8 | |
| Complete eight units from: ENVS 107, ENVS 116, ENVS 124, ENVS 128, ENVS 130, ENVS 132, GEOG 120, GEOG 124, GEOG 130, GEOG 170, GEOG 171, GEOG 181, GEOG 182, METR 131 | ||
| Total Units: | 120 | |
*Note: BIOL 001 and BIOL 002 will be accepted in lieu of BIOL 001A if taken in the 2010-11 academic year.
