OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY
B.S. in Geography:  Option 4

Professional Meteorologist Track (66-69 hours)

COMMON COURSES:  15 hours

•     GEOG 101 Earth, Sea, and Sky:  A Geographic View (3)
•     GEOG 150 Global Geography (3)
•     GEOG 240 Map Reading and Interpretation (3)
•     GEOG 265 Introduction to GIS (3)
•     GEOG 494 Research Methods (3)

OPTION FOUR COURSES:  39 hours

•     GEOG 230 Elementary Meteorology (3)
•     GEOG 330 Weather Analysis (3)
•     GEOG 331 Global Climatology (3)
•     GEOG 332 Climate Change and Modification (3)
•     GEOG 344 Advanced GIS Analysis (3)
•     GEOG 350 Geography of U.S. and Canada (3)
•     GEOG 410 Broadcast Meteorology (3)
•     GEOG 425 Physical Meteorology (3)
•     GEOG 435 Satellite & Radar Meteorology (3)
•     GEOG 447 Thermodynamic Meteorology (3)
•     GEOG 449 Synoptic Meteorology (3)
•     GEOG 450 Severe Local Storms (3)
•     GEOG 451 Dynamic Meteorology (3)

REGIONAL COURSES:  6-9 hours

Choose 6-9 hours from:

•     GEOG 351 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean (3)
•     GEOG 352 Geography of Africa (3)
•     GEOG 354 Geography of Asia (3)
•     GEOG 356 Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors (3)
•     GEOG 357 Geography of  Europe (3)
•     GEOG 490 Field Observations of Severe Local Storms (3)

SYSTEMATIC COURSES:  6 hours

Choose 6 hours from:

•     GEOG 340 Cartography and Graphics 1 (3)
•     GEOG 341 Cartography and Graphics 2 (3)
•     GEOG 342 Remote Sensing 1 (3)
•     GEOG 343 Remote Sensing 2 (3)
•     GEOG 443 Seminar in Advanced Techniques in Remote Sensing (3)
•     GEOG 445 GIS Applications Design and Development (3)
•     GEOG 448 GIS System Design (3)