Degree Requirements - Master of Science in Meteorology

M.S. | M.S. (Non-Thesis) | M.S.P.M. | Ph.D.

• 30 Graduate Credit Hours
• A minimum of 21 credit hours of graduate-level meteorology courses, numbered 5000 or above, subject to the following constraints:
• 12 credit hours are required core courses, which must be passed with a grade of B or better:
• These two are mandatory:
• METR 5113: Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics I
• METR 5413: Advanced Synoptic Meteorology
• Two courses are required from the following four:
• METR 5223: Atmospheric Radiation
• METR 5233: Cloud and Precipitation Physics
• METR 5503: Climate Dynamics
• METR 5673: Weather Radar Theory and Practice
• METR 5980: Research for Master's Thesis, 4 credit hours required (and no more than 4 credit hours may be applied towards the degree)
• METR 6970: Seminar, 1 credit hour required (may be repeated for up to 4 credit hours)
• A maximum of 8 credit hours of METR 5990: Independent Study
• Satisfactorily defend the Masters Thesis

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