SENATE DOCUMENT #4

                          APC Document #3



The Academic Policies Committee recommends to the Faculty Senate
the adoption of the following proposed curriculum:


               PROPOSED CURRICULUM FOR A B.S. DEGREE IN
	         ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND METEOROLOGY


ALL UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
	
	Humanities Sequences			16 semester hours
	Bibliography				 1     "      "
	English Language                         6     "      "
	Natural Science (Physics 221, 222)       8     "      "
	Physical Education                       4     "      "
	Foreign Language                        12     "      "
						___
						47     "      "


MAJOR FIELD

	General Meteorology			 3     "      "
	*Instruments & Observations Lab		 3     "      "
	*Atmospheric Thermodynamics		 3     "      "
	*Descriptive Climatology		 3     "      "
	*Atmospheric Kinematics			 3     "      "
	*Synoptic Meteorology I/Lab		 3     "      "
	*Synoptic Meteorology II/Lab		 3     "      "
	*Hydrodynamics				 3     "      "
	*Applied Climatology			 3     "      "
	*Climatological Methods			 3     "      "
	Meterology Electives			 6     "      "
						___
						36     "      "


REQUIRED CORRELATE COURSES

	Math 191 (Calculus I)			 4     "      "
	Math 192 (Calculus II)			 4     "      "
	Math 201 (Calculus III)  		 4     "      "
	Math 301 (Adv.Cal.D.E.) or Math 366
		(Linear Algebra)		 3     "      "
	Math 141 (Computer Programming)		 3     "      "
	Chemistry 141 (Modern Chemistry)	 4     "      "

						___
						22     "      "


Electives:  15 semester hours			15     "      "
						___

	TOTAL				       120     "      "

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*Physics 221, 222 is prerequisite to this course.






                        PROPOSED MODEL SCHEDULE


First Year

	Fall				Spring
   Math 191           4			  Hum. 121           4
   Math 141           3			  Math 192	     4
   Lang. 102          3			  Lang. 103          3
   Bib. 101           1			  P.E.		     1
   P.E.		      1			  Elective	     3
   Chem. 141          4					    ___
		     ___        			    15
		     16


Second Year

	Fall				Spring
   Physics 221	      4			  Physics 222	     4
   Math 201	      4			  Math 301 or 355    3
   Hum. 131	      4			  Hum. 141	     4
   P.E.		      1			  P.E.		     1
   Foreign Lang.      3			  Foreign Lang.      3
		     ___				    ___ 
		     16					    15


Third Year

	Fall				Spring
   *General Met.      			  *Atmospheric Thermo-
   *Instruments &			      dynamics       3
     Observations/Lab 3			   *Descriptive
    Hum. 111  	      4			      Climatology    3
    Foreign Lang.     3			    Foreign Lang.    3
    Elective          3			    Elective         3
		     ___ 				    ___
		     16					    12


Fourth Year

	Fall				Spring
   *Atmospheric 			 *Hydrodynamics        3
      Kenimatics      3			 *Synoptic Met II/Lab  3
   *Synoptic Met I/Lab 3		 *Applied Climatology  3
   *Climatological Methods 3		 *Met Elective         3
   *Met Elective     3  		 Elective              3
                    ___					      ___
		    15					      15


*Required for Major
	
	  


Rationale:

The proposed curriculum in Atmospheric Science and Meteorology is
designed to give the student a broad background in atmospheric 
science, as well as an experience with specific climatological
applications.  The proposed curriculum builds on a foundation of
existing math, physics, computer science and chemistry courses at
UNC-A, while affording students a unique opportunity to work with
the National Climatic Center in a number of areas of climatic
applications, such as support studies for agriculture, engineering
design, fisheries, energy production, pollution control, forensic
meteorology, and land use planning.

By emphasizing climatology, the proposed program does not duplicate
any other program in the state (e.g., N.C. State's meteorology degree
focuses on synoptic meteorology), yet meets a need for a program in
the rapidly growing field of climatological applications.

The proposed curriculum meets the existing All-University requirements
at UNC-A, as well as satisfying the accreditization criteria of the
American Meteorologial Association, and the World Meteorological
Association, and meets the Civil Service requirements for employment
by the federal government.



Passed by Faculty Senate 10/26/78