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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements ATSCIBS
The B.S. in Atmospheric Science degree is designed for students who plan to pursue advanced study or professional employment in the atmospheric sciences. Atmospheric Sciences is a wide-ranging discipline that includes topics as diverse as weather forecasting, global warming, air quality, environmental impacts, the ozone hole, and the study of past, present, and future climates. It considers problems that are both scientifically challenging and critical for the welfare of modern society.

Requirements

The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory Course. One (1) course:
    • EAS-E 104 Evolution of the Earth
    • EAS-E 105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet
    • EAS-E 111 Journey to the Center of the Earth
    • EAS-E 116 Our Planet and Its Future
    • EAS-E 118 Sustainability in Water Resources
    • EAS-E 121 Origin and Evolution of Mars and Rocky Planetary Bodies
    • EAS-E 122 Earth's Dynamic Atmosphere
    • EAS-E 131 Oceans and Our Global Environment
    • EAS-E 138 Geology of State and National Parks Revealed
    • EAS-E 141 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
    • EAS-E 144 Extreme Weather and Its Impacts
    • EAS-E 171 Environmental Geology in the Twenty-first Century
  2. Physical Meteorology, Climate, and Paleoclimate. One (1) course:
    • EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering
    • EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology
    • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
  3. Atmospheric Science Electives. 18 credit hours:
    • EAS-A 332 Atmospheric Thermodynamics & Cloud Processes
    • EAS-A 339 Weather Analysis and Forecasting
    • EAS-A 347 Instrumentation for Atmospheric Science
    • EAS-A 364 Dynamic Meteorology 1
    • EAS-A 434 Dynamic Meteorology 2
    • EAS-A 437 Advanced Synoptic Meteorology and Climatology
    • EAS-A 460 Mesoscale Meteorology
    • EAS-A 466 Hydrometeorology
    • EAS-A 474 Topics in Atmospheric Science (Topics approved by Director of Undergraduate Studies)
    • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science
    • EAS-E 470 Micrometeorology
    • With approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for a topic related to atmospheric science:
      • EAS-X 498 Undergraduate Research in Geology
  4. Earth Science Electives. Two (2) courses:
    • EAS-E 225 Earth Materials
    • EAS-E 226 Earth Processes
    • EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History
    • EAS-E 314 Data Analysis for Earth Science
    • EAS-E 333 Sedimentation and Tectonics
    • EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs
    • EAS-E 406 Introduction to Geochemistry
    • EAS-E 411 Invertebrate Paleontology
    • EAS-E 412 Introduction to Vertebrate Paleontology
    • EAS-E 415 Principles of Geomorphology
    • EAS-E 416 Economic Geology
    • EAS-E 417 Optical Mineralogy
    • EAS-E 418 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
    • EAS-E 423 Methods in Applied Geophysics
    • EAS-E 427
    • EAS-E 435 Glacial and Quaternary Geology
    • EAS-E 444 Methods in Analytical Geochemistry
    • EAS-E 451 Principles of Hydrogeology
    • EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: A Geological Record of Earth's Climate History
    • EAS-X 420 Regional Geology Field Trip
  5. Addenda Requirements. Complete each of the following
    1. Mathematics. Two (2) courses:
      • MATH-M 211 Calculus I
      • MATH-M 212 Calculus II
    2. Physics. Two (2) courses:
      • PHYS-P 221 Physics I
      • PHYS-P 222 Physics II
    3. Chemistry. Two (2) courses:
      • CHEM-C 117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I
      • CHEM-C 127 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I Laboratory
    4. Science Electives. Two (2) courses at the 300–499 level from any of the following departments:
      • Biology (BIOL)
      • Chemistry (CHEM)
      • Mathematics (MATH)
      • Physics (PHYS)
      • Statistics (STAT)
  6. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
    2. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
    4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    5. Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.