Geoscience: Meteorology Concentration (1163), B.S.

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Geoscience

The Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources offers four concentrations (Earth Science, Geographic Information Systems, Geology, Meteorology) leading to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Geoscience. One of the goals of the geoscience major is to prepare students for careers in business, government, education, or industry with skillsets in the fields of climatology, environmental management, geographic information systems, geography, geology, and meteorology.

This concentration is designed for students interested in pursuing an undergraduate degree in Geoscience with a concentration in Meteorology.

General Education	38 hours
Additional Bachelor of Science Requirements	14 hours*
Concentration Courses	49 hours
Minor Degree Requirement	19**
Additional Electives	0 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

* Actual earned credit hours may vary depending on Foreign Language proficiency placements and course completion

** Actual credit hours needed to complete a minor may vary depending on degree requirements and whether or not prerequisites for the minor have been completed in conjunction General Education and/or B.S. Requirements. Students should check to make sure that a minimum total of 120 hours will be completed.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

University Degree Requirements

120 credit hours are required
Minimum of 30 credit hours completed at The University of Tennessee at Martin
42 credit hours in Upper Division coursework (courses numbered 300-499)
Minimum 60 credits earned at an accredited four-year institution required
A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required
A minimum institutional GPA of 2.0 is required
Must meet all General Education Requirements
Must meet all Major Requirements
A minor is required for this degree.
Must meet all Exit Exam Requirements
General Education Exam
Major Field Test / Exit Exam
If a student is admitted to the University of Tennessee at Martin with documented entrance deficiencies OR is subject to mandatory placement requirements, then the student must meet those requirements.

COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE

General Education Core Curriculum Requirements

Note to students: Some degree programs include required courses for the major that are also options within the University-Wide General Education Requirements. If a student completes a course that simultaneously satisfies both a requirement for the major and a requirement for the University-Wide General Education Requirements, then the student may need to complete additional elective coursework in order to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for the degree.

*The meteorology faculty recommend that students complete the following course to satisfy the Mathematics general education requirement since it is a prerequisite for a mathematics course that is required for the concentration:

MATH 140 Credit(s): 3

Bachelor of Science Requirements

Where an honors course exists equivalent to any course listed above, that honors course will automatically substitute for the listed course. A student may use any combination of honors and regular versions of the respective courses in a given sequence.

Major in Geoscience with a Meteorology Concentration (49 credit hours)

Program-Specific Degree Requirements

Maximum of 50 credit hours in any one subject counted toward graduation
Transfer students must earn at least six hours in the major while in residence at The University of Tennessee at Martin.
42-44 credit hours in Upper Division coursework (courses numbered 300-499)
A minimum grade of C (2.00) must be made in every course offered for the major.

Meteorology Concentration Course Requirements

The student must complete at least 49 credit hours from the menu of courses listed below.

GEOS 110 - Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
GEOS 140 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4
GEOL 210 - Geoscience Literacy Credit(s): 1
GEOG 270 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credit(s): 3
and
MATH 170 - Precalculus Trigonometry Credit(s): 3
and
MATH 251 - Calculus I Credit(s): 4
and
GEOG 380 - Geography of North America Credit(s): 3
and
- Either GEOG 310 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3 or GEOG 471 - Cartography Credit(s): 3
and the following meterology courses:
METR 320 - Physical Meteorology Credit(s): 3
METR 330 - Mesoscale Meteorology Credit(s): 3
METR 340 - Synoptic Meteorology and Weather Analysis Credit(s): 3
METR 350 - Weather Forecasting Credit(s): 3
METR 360 - Satellite and Radar Meteorology Credit(s): 3
METR 470 - Climatology Credit(s): 3
and either
- METR 420 - Applied Meteorology and Climatology Credit(s): 3 and METR 430 - Statistical Analysis in Meteorology and Climatology Credit(s): 3
or
- METR 440 - Thermodynamics Credit(s): 4 and METR 460 - Dynamics Credit(s): 4

A minor is required

A minor in communication, computer science, mathematics, statistics, or physics is recommended.

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES

Students must have at least 120 credit hours in order to meet the university degree requirements.

42 of those hours must be in the form of upper division courses. By completing this degree program as specified above, both requirements will be fully met and, therefore, no additional electives need to be completed.