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Graduate Program: Atmospheric Sciences (Minor)

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Program/Degree
Atmospheric Sciences (Minor)  
Program Description

The doctoral minor program provides complementary educational and research expertise for students majoring in a variety of fields, such as Hydrology and Water Resources, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geosciences, Optical Sciences, and Planetary Sciences.

 
Department/Academic Unit(s)

Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

The Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences offers graduate-level Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in three Majors: Atmospheric Sciences, Hydrology, and Hydrometeorology. You can read about the differences and similarities for these majors here.

To understand the depth and breadth of our teaching and research and learn how these complementary areas guide our efforts, read about our Research Focus Areas here.

Graduate Certificate: Available for Hydrology

Master of Science Non-Thesis Option: Available for Hydrology

Accelerated Master of Science: Combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science programs are available for the following combinations:

  • UA BS Physics and MS  Atmospheric Sciences degrees
  • UA BS HAS-Atmo Emphasis and MS Atmospheric Sciences degrees
  • UA BS HAS-Environmental Hydrology Emphasis and MS Hydrology degrees

Doctoral Minors: Doctoral Minors are available for Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology

You can find more information about these programs and review Program Guides and Summary Pages for all degree programs here.

 
College

College of Science

 
Campus where offered

University of Arizona - Main - Tucson

 
Contacts
Admissions Contact
Lupe Romero
520-621-6831
Graduate Program Coordinator
Lupe Romero
520-621-6831
Director of Graduate Studies
Xiquan Dong
520-621-4652
Graduate College Degree Counselor
Unspecified
 
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. 
Please refer to the UA Registrar's's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees. 

Admissions Information

Admissions Requirements

The doctoral minor faculty advisor should be chosen from among the ATMO core faculty. Early discussion is encouraged; the student should complete and obtain approval of their Minor Plan of Study preferably within the first or second year of study in their major program.

After ATMO Minor Advisor accepts to supervise your minor plan of study, please contact Ms. Lupe Romero, HAS Graduate Coordinator at has-academic@arizona.edu to complete the ATMO Minor Plan of Study Form.

 

Completion Requirements

Minimum Credit Units

12 

Core Coursework Requirements

The doctoral minor program requires 12 semester units of atmospheric science graduate-level course work, of which 3 units must be ATMO 536a, Fundamentals of Atmospheric Sciences. The remaining 9 units must be selected from the catalog list of ATMO courses where HAS is the home department. (Any elective course prerequisites must be satisfied before the elective course is taken.)

 
Elective Coursework

Atmospheric chemistry focus (12 units total)

  • Spring 1:  ATMO 536A (3)
  • Fall 1:  ATMO 569A (3) and ATMO 521C (3)
  • Spring 2:  ATMO 569B (3)

Tropical meteorology focus (12 units total)

  • Spring 1: ATMO 536A (3) & ATMO 656B (3)
  • Fall 1:  ATMO 580 (3) & ATMO 529 (3)
 
Additional Requirements

The ATMO Minor Written Examination may be waived by the student's doctoral minor faculty advisor if an overall GPA of 3.5 is achieved for all 4 courses in the Minor Plan of Study.

 
Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

 

Persistent link: https://grad.arizona.edu/catalog/programinfo/ATMOMING
Last revised 17 Mar 2021
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