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ATMS 117

Meteorology

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Description of behavior of the atmosphere with special emphasis on physical processes involved in weather and climate; applications in every day activities such as transport.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Completion of the Core Math requirement
  • SAT score of 630
  • ACT score of 27
  • Accuplacer QAS score of 276
  • AAF of 276
  • ALEKS PPL of 61
  • Corequisite

Corequisites

MATH 126MATH 127MATH 128MATH 176MATH 181
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Completion of the Core Math requirement or SAT score of 630 or ACT score of 27 or Accuplacer QAS score of 276 and AAF of 276 or ALEKS PPL of 61 or Corequisite.

Corequisites

MATH 126 or MATH 127 or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO4L

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate ability to identify key factors with solar and infrared radiation, and convective and latent heat transfer that determine the Earth’s radiation budget.
  • demonstrate ability to use actual and model weather data to characterize future, current, and past weather conditions.
  • demonstrate awareness of regional and global weather and the societal consequences.