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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.

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