Christopher W. MacIntosh

Meteorology Student Portfolio

Course Justifications


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Fall 2008:

Total Credits: 15.5

Math 165 Calculus I (4 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Relig 205 Intro to World Religion (3 credits): Arts & Humanities credit.

Sp Com 110 Listening (3 credits): Social Science credit.

Engl 250H Written, Oral, Visual, & Electronic Composition (3 credits): LAS English requirement, Honors requirement.

Hon 121 Freshman Seminar (1 credit): Honors requirement.

Mteor 111 Intro to Synoptic Applications (1 credit): Meteorology requirement.

Lib 160 Library (0.5 credits): LAS English requirement.

Notes: Completes LAS Math requirement, LAS Arts & Humanities Requirement.

Spring 2009

Total Credits: 15.0

Phys 221 Intro to Classical Physics (5 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Math 166 Calculus II (4 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Mteor 206 Intro to Meteorology (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Pol S 215 Intro to American Government (3 credits): Social Science credit.

Notes: Completes LAS Natural Sciences requirement.

Fall 2009

Total Credits: 12.0

Math 265 Elementary Multivariable Calculus (4 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Mteor 201 Introductory Seminar (Required): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 227 Computational Meteorology (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Phys 222 Intro to Classical Physics II (5 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Spring 2010

Total Credits: 14.0

Math 266 Elementary Differential Equations (4 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Mteor 301 General Meteorology (4 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Hd Fs Human Sexuality (3 credits): Social Science credit.

Hon 322 Honors Seminar (1 credit): Honors requirement.

Relig 210 Religion in America (3 credits): U.S. Diversity requirement.

Notes: Completes U.S. Diversity requirement, Social Science requirement .

Fall 2010

Total Credits: 13.0

Mteor 311 Intro to Synoptic Meteorology (2 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 341 Atmospheric Physics I (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Hon 322 Honors Seminar (1 credit): Honors requirement.

Stat 105 Intro to Statistics for Engineers (3 credits): Meteorology requirement, LAS Math requirement.

Mteor 402 Watershed Hydrology (4 credits): Meteorology Elective.

Notes: Completes Honors Seminar requirement, 300 level outside of Meteorology requirement for Honors, 300 level Meteorology course requirement.

Spring 2011

Total Credits: 15.0

Mteor 342 Atmospheric Physics II (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 443 Dynamic Meteorology I (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 490 Independent Study (3 credits) Meteorology elective.

Hist 371 The Holocaust in Text, Image and Memory (3 credits): Elective.

Geol 415 Paleoclimatology (3 credit): Meteorology/geology elective.

Notes: Completes Meteorology Complimentary Courses requirement.

Fall 2011

Total Credits: 14.0

Mteor 411 Synoptic Meteorology (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 454 Dynamic Meteorology II (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 499 Senior Research (2 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Engl 302 Technical Communication (3 credits): LAS requirement.

Mteor 406 World Climates (3 credits): Meteorology elective.

Notes: Completes LAS English requirement, 300+ level requirement for Meteorology.

Spring 2012

Total Credits: 15.0

Mteor 432 Instrumentation & Measurements (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 417 Mesoscale Forecasting Lab (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 407 Mesoscale Meteorology (3 credits): Meteorology elective.

Mteor 404 Global Change (3 credits): Meteorology elective.

Mteor 324 Energy & the Environment (3 credits): Meteorology elective.

Notes: Completes 300+ level requirement for Honors, Meteorology requirements,


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