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Four Year Roadmap- For students ready to enter MATH 30 in their first semester at SJSU, this roadmap is a path to graduation in four years, assuming classes are taken exactly in the order and semester shown. Other students may need to take pre-calculus math, and/or summer school, and/or extra semesters to graduate.
Suggested Course Schedule for Students entering Fall 09 (PDF Version)
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FALL |
Units | SPRING |
Units | |||
| Metr 10 (Weather/Climate) | 3 | Metr 40 (Weather Seminar) | 1 | |||
| Math 19 (Precalculus) | 5 | Math 30 (Calculus I) | 3 | |||
| Sci 2 (Success in Science, GE#1) | 3 | Chem 1A (General Chemistry)1 | 5 | |||
| GE #2 and #3 | 6 | GE #4 and #5 | 6 | |||
| Kin (Phys Ed) | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL UNITS | 17 | 16 | 28 |
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FALL |
Units | SPRING |
Units | |||
| Metr 50 (Computing-Fortran) | 2 | Metr 51 (Computing-C++) | 2 | |||
| Metr 60 (Intro to Meteorology) | 2 | Metr 61 (Intro to Meteorology) | 2 | |||
| Math 31 (Calculus II) | 4 | Metr 163 (Instruments) | 3 | |||
| Phys 50 (Mechanics)2 | 4 | Math 32 (Calculus III) | 3 | |||
| GE #6 and #7 | 6 | Phys 52 (Heat & Light)3 | 4 | |||
| GE #8 | 3 |
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| TOTAL UNITS | 18 | 17 | 35 |
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FALL |
Units | SPRING |
Units | |||
| Metr 121A (Dynamics I) | 3 | Metr 121B (Dynamics II) | 3 | |||
| Metr 136 (Stat. Climatology)** | 3 | Metr 124 (Thermo. & Radiation) | 3 | |||
| Metr 170A (Weather Briefing) | 1 | Metr 100W (Writing Workshop)4 | 3 | |||
| Math 133A (Ordinary Diff Eq.) | 3 | Metr 170B (Weather Briefing) | 1 | |||
| Phys 51 (Electricity & Magnetism) | 4 | GE #9 and #10 | 6 | |||
| TOTAL UNITS | 14 | 16 | 30 |
Summer field trip course - Metr 166 (Mandatory) - 3 Units |
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FALL |
Units | SPRING |
Units | |||
| Metr 125 (Physical Met. ) | 3 | Metr 171B (Synoptic Analysis) | 3 | |||
| Metr 160 (Satellite Met.)** | 3 | Metr 172 (Mesocale Met. ) | 3 | |||
| Metr 171A (Synoptic Analysis) | 3 | Metr 179 (Senior Thesis) | 1 | |||
| ADV GE #1 and #25 | 6 | Metr Elective | 3 | |||
| ADV GE #35 | 3 | |||||
| Kin (Phys Ed) | 1 |
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| TOTAL UNITS | 15 | 14 | 29 | |||
Total Units for Major: |
125 |
** Given in alternate years
1 - Students taking CHEM 1A must be MATH 30 ready.
2 - PHYS 50 has MATH 30 as a prerequisite.
3 - Students should take PHYS 50,52,51 in that order.
4 - 100W requires passage of writing skills test.
5 - SJSU Studies (Advanced GE) classes require passage of 100W.
Inquires should be directed to:
Alison Bridger
Department of Meteorology
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0104
(408)924-5200