Minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate Division are outlined in the Admissions section of this catalog. In addition, for classified standing, the student must have the equivalent of a San José State University Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology or, with the approval of the department graduate committee, a degree in a physical science or mathematics.
Those students who meet minimum requirements for admission to the Graduate Division, but do not meet departmental requirements, may be admitted to conditionally classified standing, on the approval of the department graduate committee.
In addition to the requirements set forth in the Academic Requirements section of this catalog, the student must possess an adequate background in meteorology. Competence in the general areas covered by METR 100W, 121A, 124, and either 61 or 171A ( to be decided in consultation with the department graduate committee), must be demonstrated to the Department Graduate Committee prior to admission to candidacy. This can be done by: satisfactory completion of these courses (or their equivalent) with a minimum grade of "B"; or passage of a comprehensive written examination. Students should consult with the graduate advisor concerning these alternatives.
The University requires that all graduate students demonstrate competency in written English as a condition for advancement to candidacy. Please refer to the SJSU catalog section titled “Competency in Written English” for details. For graduate courses that meet the competency in written English requirement, please refer to the Graduate Studies and Research website at www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies.
Courses taken to meet the requirements for admission to candidacy will not be counted as part of the MS program. All students must demonstrate competency in written English.
An acceptable written research thesis and a successful oral presentation of the thesis are required.
This plan is open to students who can demonstrate to the Departmental Graduate Committee that they possess adequate professional meteorological experience.
Requirements are identical to those for Plan A, except that a thesis and METR 299 are not required. Three additional units of 200-level meteorology courses (other than 285 or 298) must substituted. In addition, a suitable topic in meteorology will be selected by the student in consultation with his or her advisor on which to prepare a carefully documented written report (for two or more units of METR 298).
| Course Requirements | |||
| Core | 9 | ||
| METR 205A, METR 215 and METR 240 | |||
| Additional Courses | 6 | ||
| Complete two courses from: METR 205B, METR 206, METR 208, METR 224, METR 245, METR 280 | |||
| Electives | 9 | ||
| Complete nine units from: METR 121B, METR 123, METR 125, METR 130, METR 131, METR 150, METR 160, METR 163, METR 171B, METR 172, METR 185 (cannot include METR 285, METR 298, METR 299), physics, computer science, and/or mathematics, chosen with consent of the advisor | |||
| Colloquium, Thesis and Research | 6 | ||
| Complete six units from: METR 285 (minimum of one unit), METR 298, METR 299 (minimum of two units) | |||
| Total Units: | 30 | ||
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