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

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First Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I	4	MATH 2240 - Calculus II	4
COMP 1000 - Composition	3	METR 2012 - Climate Change and Variability	3
MATH 2230 - Calculus I	4	GEOL 1015 OR GEOL 1020	4
METR 1010 - Introduction to Weather	4	DRGN 1000 - Red Dragon Seminar	3
		Gen Ed Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	17

Second Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
MATH 2250 - Calculus III	4	METR 2040 - Physical Meteorology	3
METR 2060 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting I	4	METR 3061 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting II	4
PHYS 2030 - General Physics I	4	PHYS 2040 - General Physics II	4
Gen Ed Elective	3	GEOL 3082 OR ESCI 1010	3/4
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	14/15

Third Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
METR 3050 - Atmospheric Dynamics	3	CSCI 1160 - Fundamentals of Programming	3
MATH 2770 - Ordinary Differential Equations	3	METR 3051 - Research Methods in Dynamics	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Gen Ed Elective	3	Gen Ed Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

Fourth Year

Fall	Credit	Spring	Credit
METR 4075 - Mesoscale Meteorology	3	METR 3080 - Atmospheric Radiative Transfer	3
METR 3085 - Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere	3	METR 4098 - Senior Seminar in Atmospheric Science	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Upper Division Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
Elective	3	Upper Division Elective	3
TOTAL	15	TOTAL	15

NOTE: METR 2040 , METR 2060 , METR 3050 , METR 3051 , METR 3061 , METR 3080 , METR 3085 , METR 4075 , and METR 4098 are offered every other year. Please check with advisor about course offerings.

NOTE: METR 2012 is offered in the spring semesters.

Elective Key and Math Course Guidance

Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

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 numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries 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 Math Pathways site.