Meteorology, M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 30
Minimum Total Hours (Non-Thesis): 32
Program Code: M685
Required Courses
THESIS OPTION
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (must be completed with a B grade or better) | ||
| METR 5004 | Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science | 4 |
| METR 5113 | Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics I | 3 |
| METR 5413 | Advanced Synoptic Meteorology | 3 |
| METR 6970 | Seminar (minimum 1 hour; may be repeated for up to 4 hours) | 1-4 |
| Thesis | ||
| METR 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 4 |
| Meteorology Electives (must be completed with a B grade or better) | ||
| Choose 6 hours of coursework in consultation with advisor and committee 1 | 6 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 9 hours from the following: | 9 | |
Additional METR courses | ||
Graduate-level courses from other departments | ||
| Independent Study (6 hours maximum) | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Excluding METR 5990.
NON-THESIS OPTION
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (must be completed with a B grade or better) | ||
| METR 5004 | Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science | 4 |
| METR 5113 | Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics I | 3 |
| METR 5413 | Advanced Synoptic Meteorology | 3 |
| METR 6970 | Seminar (minimum 1 hour; may be repeated for up to 4 hours) | 1-4 |
| Meteorology Electives (must be completed with a B grade or better) | ||
| Choose 9 hours of coursework in consultation with advisor and committee 1 | 9 | |
| Electives | ||
| Choose 12 hours from the following: | 12 | |
Additional METR courses | ||
Graduate-level courses from other departments | ||
| Independent Study (6 hours maximum) | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 32 | |
- 1
Excluding METR 5990.
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.