Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, MS

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Contact Information

Dr. William J. Capehart, Program Director
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Mineral Industries 201
(605) 394-1994
E-mail: William.Capehart@sdsmt.edu

MS in Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

The MS in Atmospheric Sciences offers two specializations, one in Environmental Science and one in Meteorology.

SD Mines undergraduate students admitted to the Accelerated MS may apply up to 9 credits of approved 400/500/600 level AES coursework toward both the BS and the MS degrees.

Degree requirements for thesis option

Distribution of credits

AES Core Requirements: 5 credits
Research or project requirements: 6-9 credits
Elective Coursework: 18-21 credits
Total credits: 32

A minimum of 16 credits of the 32 required must be taken at the 600 level or above.

Core requirements

AES 406/506 Global Environmental Change Credits: (3-0) 3
AES 690 Seminar Credits: (1-0) 1 *
* Two credits of AES 690 are required.

Research or project requirements

The completion of a master’s thesis, approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee and the Dean of Graduate Education, is required for this degree.
AES 798 Thesis Credits: Credit to be arranged. **
** At least 6 credits of AES 798 are required. No more than 9 credits of AES 798 may be counted toward the degree.

Elective requirements

This program requires 18-21 credit hours of electives. At least 15 credits must have an AES prefix and course number at the 500-level or above.

Examinations

A thesis defense and final oral examination are required for this degree.

Additional requirements

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees by the Council of Graduate Education.

Degree requirements for non-thesis option