Senate Document #12



                                   APC Document #6



                      Atmospheric Sciences Curricular Revisions

                                Effective Immediately







           CATALOG PAGE #70



           PROPOSAL:



           Catalog descriptions for ATMS 106 and 116.



           ATMS 106 Introductory Meteorology Lab (1).



           Separate laboratory course to provide students with experience

           in instrumentation, data collection, and weather map analysis.

           To be taken concurrently or following ATMS 105.  Needed to

           fulfill Natural Science requirement.  Corequisite:  ATMS 105.



           ATMS 116 Introductory Climatology Lab (1)



           Separate laboratory course to provide students with experience

           in physical geography, climatic classification, and

           identification of various climatic regions.  To be taken

           concurrently or following ATMS 115.  Needed to fulfill Natural

           Science requirement.  Corequisite:  ATMS 115.





           RATIONALE:



           Catalog descriptions were omitted last year when these courses

           were approved.





           CATALOG PAGE #72



           PROPOSAL:



           Add new course.



           ATMS 381-382-383 Co-operative Education (1-3).



           Majors with at least sophomore status may apply for part-time

           positions at local firms dealing with meteorology to gain work

           experience.  (Can be repeated up to 6 hours.) Prerequisite:

           Permission of Director.



           RATIONALE:



           To provide work experience for Atmospheric Sciences majors.

           Part-time positions at local firms involved with meteorology

           will be obtained.  These would include WLOS, the National


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           Climatic Data Center, and the National Weather Service Office at

           the Asheville Airport.  Participants would continue as full-time

           students while working up to 10 hours per week at their jobs.





           CATALOG PAGE #72



           PROPOSAL:



           Add new course.



           ATMS 490 Professional and Technical Internship (6).



           Majors with a GPA of 3.0 or better within the major and at least

           junior status may apply for a semester-long internship with a

           participating host agency.  Prerequisite:  Permission of

           Director.



           RATIONALE:



           To provide work experience for qualified Atmospheric Sciences

           majors.  Full-time positions for an entire semester will be

           obtained with participating host agencies such as the National

           Climatic Data Center in Asheville and the National Weather

           Service in Washington.  Participants would work full-time on the

           job.