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Atmospheric Science Minor

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Course Requirements

A student may minor in atmospheric science if they are not majoring in Atmospheric Science by completing any three of the Core Courses and any three of the Additional EAS Courses. All courses must be taken at Cornell University for a letter grade. Students must earn a letter grade of C- in all courses taken towards the minor and have a GPA > 2.3 in all courses taken toward the minor.

 

Core Courses

  • EAS 3410

    Atmospheric Thermodynamics and Hydrostatics

  • EAS 3050

    Climate Dynamics

  • EAS 2500

    Meteorological Observations and Instruments

  • EAS 3420

    Atmospheric Dynamics

  • EAS 4470

    Physical Meteorology

Additional EAS Courses

  • EAS 1310 and EAS 1330

    Basic Principles of Meteorology and its accompanying Lab

  • EAS 2500

    Meteorological Observations and Instruments

  • EAS 2680

    Climate and Global Warming

  • EAS 3050

    Climate Dynamics

  • EAS 3340

    Microclimatology

  • EAS 3520

    Synoptic Meteorology I

  • EAS 4350

    Statistical Methods in Meteorology and Climatology

  • EAS 4510

    Synoptic Meteorology II

  • EAS 4700

    Advanced Weather Forecasting and Analysis

  • EAS 4860

    Tropical Meteorology and Climate