Undergraduate Program in Meteorology
 
How to Apply
Learning Goals
Course Summary
Course Sequence
Careers in Meteorology
Contact Us
Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science
Department of Environmental Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (formerly Cook College)

Open House ...

We will be having an Open House on Friday, October 10, 2008.  Please write to meteorology@rutgers.edu to reserve your place, indicating whether you would like to attend in the morning or afternoon.
     Click here to view the PowerPoint that was shown at our 2007 Open House, which has an introduction and summary of our program, a virtual tour, extracurricular activities, and information about employment afterwards. 

Meteorology is the study of weather and climate, of the characteristics, structure, and processes of the atmosphere.  Students learn how to forecast the weather and how to understand climate change.  The emphasis of the Bachelor of Science degree program is on developing a broad understanding of the fundamental physical and dynamic processes governing the motions and behavior of the atmosphere, and its interactions with the underlying land and ocean surfaces.  Basic courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics are the prerequisite foundation on which the meteorology program is built.  Students who wish to pursue an undergraduate meteorology degree should have a strong high school or equivalent background in mathematics and the sciences prior to enrollment.  This program meets all the U.S. federal government civil service requirements for classification as a meteorologist and the American Meteorological Society recommendations for undergraduate meteorology programs.
 

Stacey Kawecki (class of 2006), a recent graduate of the Rutgers Meteorology Program is featured on the back cover of the Spring 2008 Rutgers Magazine. Stacey works as a meteorologist at the Mount Washington Observatory, and she speaks to the strength of the Meteorology Program that has prepared her for her current position.

 

Past graduates of the program have found employment in weather forecasting organizations (government and private), academic/research institutions, private consulting firms, the media, and industry.  Graduates seeking advanced degrees have gone on to study at a variety of institutions, including many of the leading research universities.  A survey of students graduated over the last decade indicates that nearly all students who wanted to do so found positions working in atmospheric science-related fields or have attended graduate school for an advanced degree.  The faculty aids graduating seniors in finding jobs or in graduate school admission.  The program keeps a data base of companies that have hired its students so that future graduates can use it to aid in their search.

It's never too late to become a meteorologist.  Read New York Times article about returning to school to study weather and climate.

Our faculty conduct state-of-the-art research creating new knowledge in weather and climate.  This offers students opportunities to participate in research projects as undergraduates.  We also operate the Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science, which has been ranked by the Chronicle of Higher Education as 5th in the nation in scholarly productivity.  In addition, by virtue of our participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, eight members of the Rutgers faculty were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October, 2007.

Office, classroom, and laboratory facilities are located in the Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences Building on the Cook College campus.  We operate a state-of-the-art weather station in the nearby Rutgers Gardens.  Click here for the latest weather observations.

The Rutgers Undergraduate Meteorology Program is offered on the Cook College campus and is administered in the Department of Environmental Sciences. A combination of several factors makes the study of Meteorology at Rutgers unique and highly rewarding:

Specific questions may be directed to the Meteorology Undergraduate Program Director:     

Prof. Alan Robock
Department of Environmental Sciences
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers University
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551

Phone: 732-932-9800 x6222
Email: meteorology@rutgers.edu