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Feb 01, 2025
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2024-2025 Catalog
Atmospheric Sciences: Concentration in Climatology
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This concentration is designed to prepare a student for advanced work in Atmospheric Science with an emphasis on Climatology.
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I. Required courses in the major—43 hours, including:
Note: CSCI 183 or ATMS 230 may be substituted for ATMS 235
And 3 additional hours of ATMS coursework at the 300-400 level
II. Required courses outside the major—26-30 hours distributed as follows:
Additional courses in Statistics and Mathematics are recommended
III. Special departmental requirements:
Major competency is demonstrated by a senior comprehensive exam. Formal preparation for the examination is in ATMS 410 and 411.
Liberal Arts Core (LAC)
For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.
| Requirement |
Credits |
| First-Year Seminar |
3-4 |
| Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry |
4 |
| Humanities |
12 |
| Laboratory Science |
4 |
| Scientific Perspectives |
3-4 |
| Quantitative Perspectives |
4 |
| Social Science |
3-4 |
| Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester) |
0-8 |
| Arts and Ideas |
3-4 |
| Senior Capstone |
4 |
| Diversity Intensive (DI and DI-R) |
6-8 |
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