Atmospheric Science 1 Atmospheric Science General Guidelines 1. All courses taken to fulfill the major requirements below must be taken for graded credit, other than courses listed which are offered on Bachelor of Arts (BA) a Pass/Fail basis only. Other exceptions to this requirement are noted The Atmospheric Science major explores the fundamental natural as applicable. processes controlling atmospheric composition, circulation dynamics, 2. No more than two upper division courses may be used to and climate. Understanding how these processes have changed in the simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's double major past and may change in the future are among the greatest intellectual and no more one course may be used to fulfill minor program and technological challenges of our time. Topics covered will include requirements with the exception of minors offered outside of the the physics of climate variability and climate change, changes in College of Letters & Science. stratospheric ozone, coupling of atmospheric chemistry and climate, 3. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained changes in the oxidation capacity of the troposphere, smog, and the in both upper and lower division courses used to fulfill the major impacts of atmosphere-biosphere exchange on atmospheric composition. requirements. Declaring the Major For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab. The department strongly encourages students to see the student services advisor as early as possible. Students should take Math 53 and Math 54 Lower Division Requirements before declaring the major. Students are accepted into the major with a C average or better. There are a number of scholarships and research EPS 50 The Planet Earth 4 opportunities as well as other benefits available to declared majors. MATH 1A Calculus 4 MATH 1B Calculus 4 Honors Program MATH 53 Multivariable Calculus 4 Students in the honors program must fulfill the following additional MATH 54 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations 4 requirements: or PHYSICS 89Introduction to Mathematical Physics 1. Maintain a GPA of at least 3.3 in all courses in the major, and an CHEM 1A General Chemistry 5 overall GPA of at least 3.3 in the University. & 1AL and General Chemistry Laboratory 2. Carry out an individual research or study project, involving at least or CHEM 4A General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis three units of EPS H195. The project is chosen in consultation with a Choose one of the following physics sequences: departmental advisor, and a written report is judged by the student's PHYSICS 5A Introductory Mechanics and Relativity research supervisor and a departmental adviser. & PHYSICS 5Band Introductory Electromagnetism, Waves, and & PHYSICS 5BLOptics Minor Program & PHYSICS 5Cand Introduction to Experimental Physics I For information regarding the requirements, please see the Minor & PHYSICS 5CLand Introductory Thermodynamics and Quantum Requirements tab. Program planning and confirmation should be done Mechanics with the undergraduate student services adviser and the Atmospheric and Introduction to Experimental Physics II Science faculty adviser. PHYSICS 7A Physics for Scientists and Engineers & PHYSICS 7Band Physics for Scientists and Engineers Other Majors and Minors Offered by the & PHYSICS 7Cand Physics for Scientists and Engineers Department of Earth and Planetary Science Upper Division Requirements Climate Science (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree- programs/climate-science/) (Minor only) EPS 102 History and Evolution of Planet Earth 4 EPS 150 Case Studies in Earth Systems 2 Environmental Earth Science (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/ EPS C180 Air Pollution 3 degree-programs/environmental-earth-science/) (Major and Minor) Geology (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/ EPS C181 Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics 3 geology/) (Major and Minor) EPS C182 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory 3 Geophysics (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree-programs/ Electives, select a minimum of 9 units from the following list of geophysics/) (Major and Minor) suggested courses: Marine Science (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree- EPS 103 Introduction to Aquatic and Marine Geochemistry programs/marine-science/) (Major and Minor) [4] Planetary Science (http://guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/degree- EPS 104 Mathematical Methods in Geophysics [4] programs/planetary-science/) (Major and Minor) EPS 109 Computer Simulations with Jupyter Notebooks [4] In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed EPS 115 Stratigraphy and Earth History [4] on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below EPS 117 Geomorphology [4] requirements specific to their major program. EPS 125 Stable Isotope Geochemistry [4] EPS C129 Biometeorology [3] EPS 131 Geochemistry [4] 2 Atmospheric Science EPS C183 Carbon Cycle Dynamics [3] EPS 102 History and Evolution of Planet Earth [4] EPS 230 Radiation and Its Interactions with Climate [3] EPS 104 Mathematical Methods in Geophysics [4] CHEM 105 Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry [4] EPS C180 Air Pollution [3] CHEM 120A Physical Chemistry EPS C181 Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics [3] & CHEM 120B and Physical Chemistry EPS C182 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory [3] CHEM 125 Physical Chemistry Laboratory [3] EPS C183 Carbon Cycle Dynamics [3] GEOG 143 Global Change Biogeochemistry [3] EPS 230 Radiation and Its Interactions with Climate [3] ENE,RES 102 Quantitative Aspects of Global Environmental GEOG 143 Global Change Biogeochemistry [3] Problems [4] ENE,RES 102 Quantitative Aspects of Global Environmental CIV ENG 100 Elementary Fluid Mechanics [4] Problems [4] CIV ENG 107 Climate Change Mitigation [3] CIV ENG 107 Climate Change Mitigation [3] CIV ENG 200A Environmental Fluid Mechanics I [3] 1 CIV ENG 200B Environmental Fluid Mechanics II [3] Or equivalent. CIV ENG 218B Atmospheric Aerosols [3] Undergraduate students must fulfill the following requirements in addition CIV ENG 218CAir Pollution Modeling [3] to those required by their major program. 1 All elective courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be For detailed lists of courses that fulfill college requirements, please approved by the faculty adviser. This list is intended as a guide; the review the College of Letters & Sciences (http://guide.berkeley.edu/ suggested courses are not limited to only courses included in this list. undergraduate/colleges-schools/letters-science/) page in this Guide. For College advising appointments, please visit the L&S Advising (https:// Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their lsadvising.berkeley.edu/home/) Pages. major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the University of California Requirements memoranda section, but are not noted on diplomas. Entry Level Writing (http://writing.berkeley.edu/node/78/) General Guidelines All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the 1. All minors must be declared no later than one semester before a Entry Level Writing requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also a student's Expected Graduation Term (EGT). If the semester before prerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UC EGT is fall or spring, the deadline is the last day of RRR week. If Berkeley. the semester before EGT is summer, the deadline is the final Friday of Summer Sessions. To declare a minor, contact the department American History and American Institutions (http:// advisor for information on requirements, and the declaration process. guide.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/letters- 2. All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be science/american-history-institutions-requirement/) taken for graded credit. The American History and Institutions requirements are based on the 3. A minimum of three of the upper division courses taken to fulfill the principle that a US resident graduated from an American university, minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley. should have an understanding of the history and governmental 4. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses institutions of the United States. used to fulfill the minor requirements. 5. Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward Berkeley Campus Requirement the Seven-Course Breadth requirement, for Letters & Science American Cultures (http://americancultures.berkeley.edu/ students. students/courses/) 6. No more than one upper division course may be used to All undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass this course simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual programs. environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the 7. All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of United States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part of finals during the semester in which you plan to graduate. If you research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time, please the complexity of American Culture. see a College of Letters & Science adviser. 8. All minor requirements must be