Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, MS

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: 1 to 12 **

• ** 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.

Distribution of credits

AES Core Requirements: 5 credits
Masters Research Project: 3 credits
Elective Coursework: 24 credits
Total credits: 32

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

Core requirements

• The core courses must be taken at the 500 level or above.

• 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

• A research project is required for this degree.

• AES 788 Master’s Research Projects Credits: 1 to 3 **

• **Up to 3 credits of AES 788 may be counted toward the degree.

Elective requirements

This program requires 24 credits of electives. At least 15 credits must have an AES prefix and course number at the 500-level or above.

Examinations

No final degree examination is required for the non-thesis option. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.

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.