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Program checklist · Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver · Monaca, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Total credits (published)
21
Credits (computed from items)
44
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214698
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214698_6486e248
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Master of Science (M.S.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    0 items

      Dynamic Meteorology Courses

      6 items
      1. Select two courses from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      2. METEO 520
        Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course
      3. METEO 521
        Dynamic Meteorology
        Not resolved to a course
      4. METEO 554
        Atmospheric Turbulence
        Not resolved to a course
      5. METEO 551
        Physical Oceanography
        Not resolved to a course
      6. METEO 570
        Climate System Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course

      Physical Meteorology Courses

      6 items
      1. Select two courses from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      2. METEO 532
        Chemistry of the Atmosphere
        Not resolved to a course
      3. METEO 533
        Cloud Physics
        Not resolved to a course
      4. METEO 535
        Radiative Transfer
        Not resolved to a course
      5. METEO 556
        The Atmospheric Boundary Layer
        Not resolved to a course
      6. METEO 570
        Climate System Dynamics
        Not resolved to a course

      Additional Required Courses

      4 items
      1. METEO 880
        Communication of Research in Atmospheric Science
        Not resolved to a course
        or: METEO 596 Individual Studies
        2
      2. METEO 590
        Colloquium
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      3. METEO 591
        Development and Ethics in the Atmospheric Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. 6 elective credits from 500-level Meteorology and Atmospheric Science courses or 500-level courses in related disciplines from a list of approved electives maintained by the program office
        Not resolved to a course
        6

      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

      0 items

        Required Courses

        0 items

          Dynamic Meteorology Courses

          6 items
          1. Select two courses from the following:
            Not resolved to a course
            6
          2. METEO 520
            Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
            Not resolved to a course
          3. METEO 521
            Dynamic Meteorology
            Not resolved to a course
          4. METEO 554
            Atmospheric Turbulence
            Not resolved to a course
          5. METEO 551
            Physical Oceanography
            Not resolved to a course
          6. METEO 570
            Climate System Dynamics
            Not resolved to a course

          Physical Meteorology Courses

          8 items
          1. Select two courses from the following:
            Not resolved to a course
            6
          2. METEO 532
            Chemistry of the Atmosphere
            Not resolved to a course
          3. METEO 533
            Cloud Physics
            Not resolved to a course
          4. METEO 535
            Radiative Transfer
            Not resolved to a course
          5. METEO 556
            The Atmospheric Boundary Layer
            Not resolved to a course
          6. METEO 570
            Climate System Dynamics
            Not resolved to a course
          7. METEO 591
            Development and Ethics in the Atmospheric Sciences 1
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          8. METEO 880
            Communication of Research in Atmospheric Science 2
            Not resolved to a course
            2

          Electives

          electives · 1 item
          1. A minimum of 6 elective credits from METEO 500-level or related discipline 400- or 500-level courses must be taken that do not count toward any other degree requirement and finished by the semester in which the comprehensive exam is passed.
            Not resolved to a course
            6
          Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/meteorology-atmospheric-science/. Captured page pages/0890.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.