Meteorology, B.S./M.B.A.

Undergraduate Major Requirements

Undergraduate Major Support Requirements

• Courses required for major support may not also fulfill University-Wide General Education Requirements.​​​

Graduate Requirements

General Education and College Requirements

Courses for fulfillment of General Education and college requirements must be from the approved General Education course list at http://www.ou.edu/content/gened/courses.html. Courses graded P/NP will not apply

UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

At least three hours of Upper-Division General Education coursework must be completed outside the major.

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College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences requirements.

ADDITIONAL COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS FOR B.S.

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MATH 1823, MATH 2423, and MATH 2433 will also fulfill the college’s calculus requirement. 

Free Electives

Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including 52 at the upper-division level, and at least 30 at the Graduate level (5000-6000-level). 
Shared hours with the M.B.A. will replace 12 elective hours in the undergraduate degree.

Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees

Total Hours: A minimum of 120 semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed.
Upper-Division Hours: A minimum of 40 upper- division semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed. OU courses numbered 3000 or above are upper- division. Transfer work is counted as lower-division or upper-division credit depending on the level at which it was offered at the institution where it was earned. Two-year college work is accepted only as lower-division credit.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:

• A minimum of two semesters must be spent in residence in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences.
• At least 36 of the last 48 hours must be completed in residence at OU.

Individual Studies: No more than six hours of independent study or directed readings may be applied toward degree requirements.
Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum overall 2.25 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU.

Suggested Semester Plan of Study

This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and/or School of Meteorology academic advisers to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy university, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, and Meteorology major requirements.

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Students must attain a grade of C or better in all MATH, PHYS, and C S, and in METR courses that are direct prerequisites for other METR courses. 

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To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List for Core III (Social Science) and Core IV (Humanities). At least three hours must be upper-division outside the major.

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The courses are counted towards both the undergraduate Meteorology and graduate Business degrees.

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To be chosen from an approved list of MBA electives.

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MBA courses that are 8 weeks long.

• Students may enter the accelerated program based on the undergraduate degree pattern offered in the year they first enrolled in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or later. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA from the time of entering the program until graduation.
• Students who have not completed two years of the same language in high school are required to take two college courses in the same language. This additional coursework may add 6-10 hours to the minimum hours required for graduation.