The firm grounding in basic sciences provides a solid foundation for understanding rapid technological advances, while the applications to earth, atmospheric, and celestial sciences that are likely to prove useful to students pursuing careers in any of the armed forces.

Standard lower-level courses: see curriculum page.

Possible Courses for upper-level areas of concentration:
Geology:
GEOL 340: Geomorphology
GEOL 452: Watershed and Wetland Hydrology

(Prerequisite: GEOL 100/110)

Meteorology:
METO 400 and (401 or 434)

(Recommended prior course: METO 200/201)

Astronomy:
ASTR 310: Optical Astronomy Techniques
ASTR 410: Radio Astronomy Techniques

(Prerequisite: ASTR 200 or ASTR 120 &121)

NOTE: The list of courses above includes less than the required number of credits for a physical sciences program. Physical Sciences majors must complete a minimum of 24 credits in their three distributive areas of concentration with a minimum of 6 credits from each area. In order to satisfy these requirements, students interested in developing a program based on this sample would need to choose additional courses from the three areas above.