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Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) Certificate
The University of Colorado recognizes that interdisciplinary study at the graduate level may involve coursework and formal requirements that exceed those of established degree programs. To recognize this additional work by graduate students, interdisciplinary faculty may establish a certificate program within the Graduate School.
Graduate students can pursue the Graduate Certificate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) while earning a graduate degree at CU-Boulder or while taking coursework as a non-degree seeking student through Continuing Education’s ACCESS Program, provided they have already earned a bachelor’s degree and meet the course prerequisites.
The ATOC Graduate Certificate is noted on the official CU transcript.
Requirements for a Graduate Certificate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
If you are currently a graduate student at CU, or if you have a bachelor’s degree and are a non-degree seeking ACCESS student, you may pursue the ATOC Graduate Certificate by satisfactorily completing four courses from the list of approved courses that applies to you. To satisfactorily complete a course, you must earn a grade of B or better.
Non-degree seeking ACCESS students may earn the ATOC Graduate Certificate by taking courses on either the primary or secondary list of approved courses.
Degree seeking graduate students may earn the ATOC Graduate Certificate by taking courses on the primary list of approved courses, as well as courses on the secondary list, provided the latter are not offered through their home department(s).
Students must meet course pre-requisites prior to enrollment. Most of the ATOC Graduate Certificate Courses require at least one year of Calculus and one year of Calculus-based Physics.
Upon Completion of the ATOC Graduate Certificate requirements, students must complete a Graduate Certificate Request Form and submit it, together with a copy of their unofficial CU transcript, to the ATOC Graduate Program Assistant (paosasst@colorado.edu).
Primary Courses:
- ASEN/ATOC 5215: Oceanography
- ASEN/ATOC 5235: Introduction to Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing (previously offered as "Remote Sensing of Atmospheres and Oceans")
- ASEN 5325: Small-scale Processes in Geophysical Fluids
- ASEN 5335: Aerospace Environment
- ASTR/ATOC 5560: Radiative Processes in Planetary Atmospheres
- ASTR/ATOC/GEOL 5810: Planetary Atmospheres
- ATOC 5050: Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics (previously offered as ATOC 5720)
- ATOC 5051: Introduction to Physical Oceanography (previously offered as ATOC 7500: TPC-Physical Oceanography)
- ATOC 5060: Dynamics of the Atmosphere
- ATOC 5061: Dynamics of the Oceans
- ATOC/CHEM 5151: Atmospheric Chemistry
- ATOC 5600: Physics and Chemistry of Clouds and Aerosols
- ATOC 5750: Desert Meteorology and Climate
- ATOC 6100: Predicting Weather and Climate
- GEOG 5231: Physical Climatology: Field Methods
- GEOL 5060: Oceanography
Secondary Courses:
Courses that may be taken if they are not from your home department.- ASEN 5051: Fluid Mechanics
- ASTR/ATOC 5400: Introduction to Fluid Dynamics
- ASTR/ATOC 5410: Fluid Instabilities, Waves and Turbulence
- ATOC/PHYS 5220: Nonlinear Dynamics
- CHEM 5161: Analytical Spectroscopy
- GEOG 5221: Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology
- GEOG 5331: Mountain Climatology
