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2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog

Atmospheric Science Minor

Location(s): West Lafayette


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About the Minor


The Atmospheric Science minor allows students to study severe storms, climate change, and environmental impacts. Courses available for the minor provide valuable hands-on experience in areas ranging from meteorological measurements, severe weather forecasting, and analyzing global changes over time. This provides students with skills in important areas including weather forecasting, climate modeling, and air pollution.

Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)


Required Course (3 credits)


Additional EAPS Coursework (12 credits)


  • Two EAPS 20000-level or higher courses
  • Two EAPS 30000-level or higher courses

Notes


  • Students must receive a C- or better in all courses with a minor GPA of 2.0 or higher.
  • All courses for the minor must be atmosphere-related courses.
  • Must have department permission to use EAPS 39100, or EAPS 59100 courses towards minor requirements. Course titles and topics must be Atmospheric related to be used for the minor.
  • No credit allowed for EAPS 49700 towards minor requirements
  • All courses for this minor must be taken at Purdue University West Lafayette
  • All courses used for the minor must be taken for a letter grade.

Disclaimer


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Pre-Requisite Information


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