Jeffrey D. Duda

Meteorology Student Portfolio

Course Justification list


Educational Goal Summary:

Note: 102 credits transferred from the University of Iowa that go towards the required 120 credits to graduate.

LAS requirements met from transferred courses:
-International Perspectives (from Music 384)
-Foreign Language (requirement met in high school)
-Arts & Humanities (from Engl 201, Music 384, Phil 201, and Phil 230)
-Verbal Communications (from Engl 219)
-Mathematical Disciplines (from Ling 207)
-Natural Sciences (partially met from Chem 177)
-Social Sciences (partially met from Psych 101 and Psych 333)


Fall 2006

Total credits: 15

Phys 222 Introduction to Classical Physics I (5 credits): Complementary meteorology requirement. Also with lab section which fulfills LAS lab requirement.

Chem 178 General Chemistry (3 credits): Complementary meteorology requirement. LAS Natural Sciences requirement.

HD FS 239 Housing and Consumer Issues (3 credits): LAS requirement in Social Sciences and U.S. Diversity.

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

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

Mteor 201 Introductory Seminar (0 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Spring 2007

Total credits: 12

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

Phys 222 Introduction to Classical Physics II (5 credits): Complementary meteorology requirement. Also with lab section which fulfills LAS lab requirement.

Sp Cm 212 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 credits): Complementary meteorology requirement.

Fall 2007

Total credits: 12

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

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

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

Math 385 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (3 credits): Mathematics elective.

Mteor 321 Meteorology Internship (1 credit): Meteorology experience and elective.

Spring 2008

Total credits: 15

Mteor 321 Meteorology Internship (1 credit): Meteorology experience and elective.

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

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

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

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

Math 492 Undergraduate Seminar (2 credits): Mathematics requirement.

Fall 2008

Total credits: 14

Math 414 Analysis I (3 credits): Mathematics requirement.

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

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

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

Engl 314 Technical Communication (3 credits): LAS english proficiency requirement.

Spring 2009

Total credits: 12

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

Mteor 432 Instrumentation and Measurement (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Math 415 Analysis II (3 credits): Mathematics requirement.

Math 365 Complex Variables with Applications (3 credits): Mathematics elective.


Begin grad school


Fall 2009

Total credits: 12

Stat 401 Statistical Methods for Research Workers (4 credits): Elective.

Mteor 542 Physical Meteorology (3 credits): Meteorology graduate requirement.

Mteor 699 Research (5 credits): Meteorology requirement

Spring 2010

Total credits: 12

Mteor 571 History of Modern Meteorology (1 credit): Meteorology elective.

CRP 551 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits): Elective.

Mteor 518 Microwave Remote Sensing (3 credits): Meteorology elective.

Mteor 699 Research (5 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Summer 2010

Total credits: 6

Mteor 699 Research (6 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Fall 2010

Total credits: 12

Mteor 543 Advanced Dynamic Meteorology I (3 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Mteor 605 Micrometeorology (3 credits): Meteorology elective.

Mteor 699 Research (6 credits): Meteorology requirement.

Spring 2011

Total credits: 12

Math 481 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations and Interpolation (3 credits): Elective.

Mteor 699 Research (9 credits): Meteorology requirement.


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