Meteorology, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I	4	MATH 224 - Calculus II	4
COMP 100 - Composition	3	METR 212 - Climate Change and Variability	3
MATH 223 - Calculus I	4	GEOL 115 OR GEOL 120	3
METR 110 - Introduction to Meteorology	4	Gen Ed Elective and/or OCS Elective	3
		Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	16

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MATH 276 - Calculus III	4	METR 340 - Physical Meteorology	3
METR 360 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting I	4	METR 361 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting II	4
PHYS 203 - General Physics I	4	PHYS 204 - General Physics II	4
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	14

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
GEOL 282 OR ESCI 110	3	CSCI 116 - Fundamentals of Programming	3
METR 350 - Atmospheric Dynamics	3	METR 351 - Research Methods in Dynamics	3
MATH 277 - Ordinary Differential Equations	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
METR 375 - Mesoscale Meteorology	3	METR 380 - Atmospheric Radiative Transfer	3
METR 385 - Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere	3	METR 392 - Senior Seminar in Atmospheric Science	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attribute(s): Basic Communication (BC3), Mathematics (M3), American History (AM3), World Civilizations (OW3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

OCS Elective: any course that carries an Oral Communication Skills (OCS) attribute. This is a degree requirement for students matriculating in or after Fall 2020.

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.

Math Course Guidance

SUNY Oneonta recognizes that students enter college with different math backgrounds. For guidance on the math course(s) most suited to your preparation and program of study, visit the College’s Math Pathways site.