Master of Science in Geoscience in Professional Meteorology/Climatology

The Professional MeteorologyClimatology concentration is thesis-based and is intended to prepare students for forecasting careers or further graduate study.Thesis-based concentration intended to prepare students for forecasting careers or further graduate study. Thesis defensecomprehensive exam is required.Both options require competency in statistics or a foreign language. A student enrolled in a non-thesis concentration may petition the graduate faculty to complete a thesis. The department will not approve the request unless a faculty member has agreed to serve as major professor and a committee can be assembled. The department follows the Graduate School guidelines regarding the minimum number of course hours that must be at 8000-level or higher.

The Department of Geosciences offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree in Geoscience and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Earth and Atmospheric Science. An applicant to the program must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 on a scale of 4.00 for entry to the master’s program and at least 3.00 at both the undergraduate and graduate level for entry to the doctoral program.Although helpful, an undergraduate background in Geosciences is not a prerequisite for admission into the M.S. in Geoscience program. Applicants to the master’s program in the Broadcast or Professional Meteorology concentrations are required to have passed Calculus I prior to arrival on campus, and the completion of Calculus II will greatly improve the chances of being accepted. All other master’s applicants are recommended to have completed Calculus I.The Graduate School will accept electronic transcripts directly from Escrip. Electronic transcripts sent by Escrip should be sent to Mississippi State University, Graduate School