BS in Climate Science
The BS in Climate Science is intended for students who wish to pursue employment in a variety of fields related to consulting, risk quantification, (re)insurance, meteorology, environmental management, and/or government sector. Students commonly go on to pursue graduate study in Climate Science. The courses are intended to provide a strong foundation in the Climate System in the past, present, and future.
Program Requirements and Policies
- For the BS degree in Climate Sciences, a total of fourteen (14) courses are required.
- The Chemistry and Physics courses must be taken with labs.
- In addition to the course requirements below, the following are strongly recommended:
CHEM 2, PHY 2 or PHY 12, MATH 21, MATH 34, CS 10, and research/internship experience.
Course Requirements
Students must complete the following eleven (11) ECS courses:
- ECS 1: Introduction to the Earth, Resources, and Environments
- ECS 2: Introduction to the Earth, Resources, and Environments Lab
- ECS 3: Introduction to Climate Science
- ECS 52: Paleoclimate
- ECS 56: Physical Oceanography
- ECS 58: The Cryosphere
- ECS 61: The Atmosphere
- One course from:
- ECS 32: Geomorphology OR
- ECS 44: Geochemical Cycles OR
- ECS 115: Quaternary and Glacial Geology
- One course from:
- ECS 62: Climate Modeling OR
- ECS 64: Climate Math & Statistics
- Two additional ECS courses, only one of which can be at a lower level than ECS 010, or pre-approved related fields courses.
Students must also complete the following 3 courses:
- CHEM 1: General Chemistry I w/Lab OR CHEM 11: Expanded General Chemistry I w/Lab
- PHY 1: Introduction to Physics I w/Lab OR PHY 11: General Physics I w/Lab
- MATH 32: Calculus I