Curriculum in Meteology: Marine Science Concentration

Curriculum: Meteorology

Concentration: Marine Science

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Meteorology: Marine Science

Effective: 7/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
CH 101 Chem Molecular Sci¹ CH 102 General Chem Lab³ ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research^1,4,H MEA 213 Fund of Meteorology I² MA 141 Calculus I^1,A PMS 100 Orientation to PAMS⁵	3 1 4 2 4 1 15	CH 201 Chem Quant Sci³ MA 241 Calculus II^1,A MEA 214 Fund of Meteorology II² PY 205 Physics Engr & Sci 1^1,B GEP Social Science Requirement^D	3 4 2 4 3 16

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
MA 242 Calculus III³ MEA 200 Intro to Oceanography² MEA 210 Oceanography Lab² MEA 311 The Global Atmosphere² MEA 313 Weather Measure & Analysis I² PY 208 Physics Engr & Sci II^3,B	4 3 1 3 1 4 16	Geophysical Science Elective^2,3,6 GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Req.^G MA 341 Applied Differential Equations I³ MEA 312 Atmospheric Thermodynamics² MEA 314 Weather Measure & Analysis II² GEP Social Science Requirement^D	3 2-3 3 3 1 3 15-16

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
Computer Programming Option⁷ GEP Humanities Requirement^C MEA 421 Atmospheric Dynamics I¹ MEA 460 Physical Oceanography² PE 1** Physical Education Elective^E ST 380 Prob & Stat for Phys³	3 3 3 3 1 3 16	Advised Elective^2,8 Advanced Writing Elective⁹ MEA 412 Atmospheric Physics² MEA 422 Atmospheric Dynamics II¹ MEA 462 Obser Methods & Data Analysis² GEP Physical Education Requirement^E	3 3 3 3 3 1 16

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
Approved Elective^2,10 GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Req.^G MEA 443 Syn Weather Anal & Forecast² MEA 455 Micrometeorology²	3 3 4 3 13	Advised Elective^2,8 Free Elective GEP Humanities Requirement^C MEA 467 Marine Meteorology² GEP Additional Breadth Requirement^F	3 3 3 3 3 15

Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*^,I,J,K:			122

Footnotes:

Major/Program Footnotes: 1 Grade of C- or higher in CH 101; ENG 101; MA 141, 241; MEA 421, 422; PY 205. 2 No more than one D will be accepted in MEA or Approved Elective courses. 3 No more than one additional D will be accepted in other math or science courses. 4 Substitute GEP Social Science Requirement in fall if ENG 101 must be taken in spring due to course availability. 5 E 115 may substitute for PMS 100. 6 Geophysical Science Elective is selected from among MEA 101, PY 123, PY 124, SSC 220, or CE 200. 7 CSC 114 Introduction to Computing C++ recommended but may substitute CSC 112 FORTRAN or CSC 116 Java. 8 Advised Electives are any meteorology course at the 400 or 500 levels. 9 Advanced Writing Elective must be selected from among ENG 331, ENG 332, or ENG 333. The Advanced Writing Elective may not be used to satisfy the GEP Humanities Requirement. It does satisfy the Communications in the Major Co-Requisite. 10 Approved Elective should be selected in consultation with advisor. * General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes: To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html . A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix) Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 141, MA 241 B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab) Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: PY 205, PY 208 C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes) Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none D. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes) Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none E. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course) Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list. F. Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists) X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours) Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: none H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better ) The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements: I. U.S. Diversity (USD) Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: none J. Global Knowledge (GK) Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: none K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.