Program Description

The Master of Science degree is approximately a 2-year program, and includes both major coursework and research. All candidates must submit a thesis or manuscript which has been judged by the student's committee to be acceptable for publication in an appropriate scientific journal, and present the results in a formal departmental seminar or at a national or international scientific meeting. Active research in the following areas:

• Atmospheric Chemistry & Aerosols
• Changes in Hydrologic Extremes Under a Warmer Climate
• Climate & Global Change
• COSMOS Soil Moisture Measurement
• Improving Monsoon Predictability
• Integrated Evaluations and Applications of the NASA MERRA Reanalysis Data
• Land Processes in the NCAR CCSM
• Land Processes in the NCEP Weather Forecasting Model
• Radiation & Remote Sensing
• Tropical Meteorology and Tropical Cyclones
• Weather Analysis & Predictability

Admission Requirements

• A GPA of 3.0 in bachelor degree. The program is highly quantitative, it is required for applicants to have a strong background in physics and calculus.
• GRE Exam Minimum GRE Quantitative: 159 Minimum GRE Written: 4.5

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
8	8	8	8	8

Remarks:

• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $59,275.