Climate Adaptation, Minor

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Minimum Total Credit Hours: 18

Major Hours: 9

Program Code: N208

  • The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements.
  • No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.

Required Courses

A minimum 2.00 GPA is required in all work presented for minor credit.

No more than 9 credit hours from any one department may be applied to the minor requirements

METR 1014Introduction to Weather and Climate3-4
or METR 1003 Introduction to the Atmospheric Sciences
METR/GEOL 4533Earth's Past Climate3
GEOG/METR 3523Managing for a Changing Climate3
or GEOG 4343 Climate, History, and Society
Choose three courses from the following, or other courses as approved by advisor:9
Ecosystem Impacts of Climate Change
Physical Geography
Global Environmental Issues
Principles of Sustainability
Regional Climatology
Biogeography
Hydrologic Science
Real-world Applications of Climate and Weather Information
Natural Hazards
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Earth Resources and the Environment
The Geology of Oklahoma
The Geology of Natural Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hydrogeology
Energy, Climate, and Security
Global Climate Change
Climate and Renewable Energy
Principles and Practice of Urban Planning
Total Credit Hours18
  • The successful completion of a minor will be entered on the student’s permanent record at the time the degree is recorded.