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The Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science at UAH is committed to delivering exceptional educational programs and conducting world-class research in fields including remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, air pollution studies, radiative transfer, microwave radiometry, severe weather systems, numerical modeling, and climate change analysis.
UAH offers extensive research possibilities, driven by growing national environmental priorities. Major funding organizations such as NASA, NSF, NOAA, ARO, EPA, and TVA support atmospheric and earth science investigations at the university.
The earth and atmospheric sciences graduate program attracts students from diverse academic backgrounds including physics, chemistry, engineering, geophysical sciences, and applied mathematics. This interdisciplinary approach ensures each student's unique expertise contributes to specialized areas within the field. All candidates share a strong foundation in physics and applied mathematics, coupled with curiosity about intricate natural systems.
Through rigorous study, students develop expertise in air quality assessment, meteorological processes, atmospheric chemical interactions, microclimate dynamics, climate systems, regional weather patterns, and computational forecasting. Graduates emerge with both theoretical understanding and practical abilities suited for academic, research, and industrial careers.
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree, or equivalent, from an approved institution.
To qualify for unconditional admission, applicants must satisfy the following minimum criteria:
1. Have a minimum grade-point average of B (3.0) on the undergraduate record, and
2. Have a minimum total score of 300 on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and a minimum score of 3.0 on the analytical writing portion. For the English, Nursing, and Public Affairs programs, applicants must have a minimum total score of 410 on the MAT.
In order to be considered for admission to degree programs with no additional English language training required, applicants must meet the following minimums on the TOEFL or IELTS.
TOEFL (iBT): all sub-scores greater than or equal to 18 OR
IELTS: all sub-scores greater than or equal to 6.0