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ATMS 121

Climate Change and Its Environmental Impacts

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Past, present and likely future climate. Impacts on the landscape, especially water resources, species distributions, and wildfires. Laboratory experiences on climate data and models.

Requirements

Prerequisites

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

Corequisites

MATH 126MATH 127MATH 128MATH 176MATH 181
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): 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

Corequisite(s): MATH 126 or MATH 127 or MATH 128 or MATH 176 or MATH 181.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Core

CO4L

Related Courses

Cross Listed With GEOG 121

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify key factors of the climate system, its patterns, and its processes.
  • summarize the environmental impacts of regional and global climate.
  • analyze data and read scientific papers as part of their laboratory exercises.