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MAILING ADDRESS
Department of Meteorology
Penn State University
503 Walker Building
University Park PA 16802-5013

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TELEPHONE & FAX
Telephone:  814.865.0478
FAX:  814.865.3663

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General Department Information: meteodept@meteo.psu.edu

Undergraduate Program (BS): meteoundergrad@meteo.psu.edu

Graduate Program (MS and PhD): meteograd@meteo.psu.edu

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Recommended Academic Plan for Meteorology (METEO)
Effective for UP Freshmen whose General Year is Summer 2005 or later.


For more detailed academic plans (checksheets and course sequencing) for Meteorology majors, including academic
plans for change of assignment, transfer, and Schreyer Honors students, please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/checksheets.html


Semester 1 Credits Semester 2 Credits
CHEM 012 (GN when CHEM 014 is also taken) 3 ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS) 3
MATH 140 (GQ) 4 MATH 141 (GQ) 4
METEO 101 or 201 3 PHYS 211 (GN) 4
Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3 (c) 1 cr Chem 014 (GN when CHEM 012 is also taken) and 3 cr Elective 3-4
EMSC 100S (First-Year Seminar) 3 OR (d) 3 cr non-Meteo GN 3
       
Total Credits: 16 Total Credits: 14-15
Semester 3 Credits Semester 4 Credits
MATH 230 4 MATH 251 4
CMPSC 101 or CMPSC 201C or 201F 3 METEO 431 3
PHYS 212 (GN) 4 STAT 301 or STAT 401 or ENNEC 472 3
METEO 300 3 Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3
    Health and Phsycial Activity (GHA) 3
       
Total Credits: 14 Total Credits: 16
Semester 5 Credits Semester 6 Credits
METEO 411 4 METEO 422 4
METEO 421 4 METEO 437 3
METEO 436 3 (a) CAS 100A (GWS) or (b) Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3
METEO 440W 3 METEO 473 3
    Professional Elective 3
Total Credits:
14
Total Credits:
16
Semester 7 Credits Semester 8 Credits
(b) ENGL 202C (GWS) or (a) Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3 Professional Elective 3
Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3 Professional Elective 3
Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3 Professional Elective 3
Professional Elective 3 Elective 3
Professional Elective 3 Gen Ed (GA, GS, or GH) 3
(c) None, or (d) 1 cr Elective 0-1    
Total Credits:
15-16
Total Credits:
15

  • Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
  • Italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
  • Bold Italics indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better and that satisfy both major and General Education requirements.
  • GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
  • US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements.
  • W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirements.

Scheduling patterns for courses not taught each semester:

Program Notes:

(a) CAS 100A track   (b) ENGL 202C track
(c) CHEM 14 track    (d) non-Meteo Natural Science (GN) track

Academic Advising Notes: