Atmospheric Sciences B.S. Requirements

Complete these requirements to earn a bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Sciences.

Requires 120 credits (36 of which must be number 300 or above) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing)

II. School of Aerospace Sciences Requirements (see College section)

III. The Following Curriculum:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Essential Studies Courses
ENGL 110	College Composition I	3
ENGL 130	Composition II: Writing for Public Audiences	3
Oral Communication Elective		3
Social Science Electives		9
Fine Arts and Humanities Electives		9
Extra-Departmental Requirements
MATH 165	Calculus I	4
MATH 166	Calculus II	4
MATH 265	Calculus III	4
MATH 266	Elementary Differential Equations	3
MATH 321	Applied Statistical Methods	3
or ECON 210	Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
CSCI 160	Computer Science I	4
CHEM 121	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 121L	General Chemistry I Laboratory	1
PHYS 251	University Physics I	4
PHYS 252	University Physics II	4
Atmospheric Sciences Core Courses
ATSC 100	Atmospheric Sciences Orientation	1
ATSC 110	Meteorology I ⁺	3
ATSC 110L	Meteorology I Laboratory ⁺	1
ATSC 210	Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology ⁺	4
ATSC 240	Meteorological Instrumentation ⁺	4
ATSC 270	Computer Concepts in Meteorology ⁺	3
ATSC 345	Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere ⁺	3
ATSC 350	Atmospheric Thermodynamics ⁺	3
ATSC 353	Physical Meteorology ⁺	3
ATSC 360	Dynamic Meteorology ⁺	4
ATSC 391	Research Methods in Atmospheric Sciences ⁺	1
ATSC 405	Numerical Methods in Meteorology	3
ATSC 411	Synoptic Meteorology	4
ATSC 460	Mesoscale Dynamics	4
ATSC 492	Senior Project I	1
ATSC 493	Senior Project II	2
Career Electives^*#
An approved list of courses from which students select to gain additional knowledge and skills that would allow them to develop their chosen career interest		12
Plus electives to total 120 credits

*: Career Electives are courses that students take to gain additional knowledge and skills that would allow them to develop their chosen career interest. A total of 12 credit hours are required from an approved list of Career Electives.
#: A maximum combined limit of 6 credit hours of ATSC 397 Cooperative Education, and ATSC 497 Internship, may be used as Career Electives.
+: Grade of 'C' or higher required.

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.