For the Hydrology major, while a prior degree in hydrology and water resources is not required, fundamental science and math courses are required to begin graduate-level course work.  Students should have completed the majority of undergraduate course work prior to beginning their study:

• 2-semester course sequence in college chemistry (inorganic, analytical chemistry)
• 2-semester course sequence in college physics, preferably calculus-based (one course in Mechanics and one course in either Electricity-Magnetism or Optics-Thermodynamics)
• 1 semester course in physical geology
• 1 semester course in fluid mechanics or hydraulics
• 4 semesters of mathematics including calculus 1, calculus 2, vector calculus, and introduction to ordinary differential equations
• 1 semester course in calculus-based statistics or probability theory for the physical sciences or engineering

For the Hydrometeorology major, fundamental science and math courses are required to begin graduate-level course work.  Students should have completed the majority of undergraduate course work prior to beginning their study:

• 2-semester course sequence in college chemistry
• 2-semester course sequence in college physics
• 1 semester course in fluid mechanics or aerodynamics
• 4 semesters of mathematics including calculus 1, calculus 2, vector calculus, and introduction to ordinary differential equations
• 1 semester course in calculus-based statistics for the physical sciences or engineering

To determine if the courses you have completed will satisfy these requirements, refer to the University of Arizona General Catalog for the following course descriptions:

• College chemistry sequence: CHEM 151; CHEM 152
• College physics sequence:  PHYS 141; PHYS 142 or PHYS 241
• Physical Geology:  GEOS 251
• Fluid Mechanics:  CE 218 OR Aerodynamics:  AME 350
• Mathematics:  MATH 124 or 125; MATH 129; MATH 223; MATH 254
• Statistics-Probability:  SIE 305