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UNDERGRADUATE SUBPLAN REQUEST FORM I. Requested by (College – Department – Major): College of Science, Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Science, BS Hydrology and Atmospheric Science degree (BS HAS) II. Proposer’s name, title, email and phone number: Martha P.L. Whitaker, Ph.D. Professor of Practice Hydrology JW Harshbarger Bldg. Rm. 226a Brittany Ciancarelli, M.S., M.Ed. Program Manager JW Harshbarger Bldg. Rm. 224e III. Degree, major and number of students enrolled in the major: Bachelor of Science Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences major: Approximately 40 in current Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources major. Please see the substantial changes form to see what we are proposing by converting the BS EHY degree to the BS HAS degree. IV. Number of units required to complete this major: 125 units V. List the existing subplans in the major and the number of students enrolled in each subplan: There are no existing subplans. The existing EHY BS program is being proposed as EHY subplan, along with this subplan. There are about 30 students in the current EHY BS program. VI. Name of the proposed subplan(s): Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources (EHY) subplan and Atmospheric Sciences subplan. VII. Provide a rationale for the proposed new subplan(s): We are a newly merged department, comprised of the former Department of Hydrology & Water Resources and Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Now that we are the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, we would like our undergraduate degrees to reflect our merged strengths, and offer two subplans. One subplan is for Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources and another is for Atmospheric Sciences. EHY already exists, but it contains remnants of requirements from when it was developed in the College of Engineering (we are now in the College of Science). For example, the current EHY BS requires 128 units, whereas our proposed HAS BS with subplans requires 125, which is consistent with the College of Science requirements. The

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UNDERGRADUATE SUBPLAN REQUEST FORM I. Requested by (College – Department – Major):

College of Science, Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Science, BS Hydrology and Atmospheric Science degree (BS HAS)

II. Proposer’s name, title, email and phone number: Martha P.L. Whitaker, Ph.D. Professor of Practice Hydrology JW Harshbarger Bldg. Rm. 226a Brittany Ciancarelli, M.S., M.Ed. Program Manager JW Harshbarger Bldg. Rm. 224e

III. Degree, major and number of students enrolled in the major:

Bachelor of Science Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences major: Approximately 40 in current Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources major. Please see the substantial changes form to see what we are proposing by converting the BS EHY degree to the BS HAS degree.

IV. Number of units required to complete this major: 125 units

V. List the existing subplans in the major and the number of students enrolled in each subplan: There are no existing subplans. The existing EHY BS program is being proposed as EHY subplan, along with this subplan. There are about 30 students in the current EHY BS program.

VI. Name of the proposed subplan(s): Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources (EHY) subplan and Atmospheric Sciences subplan.

VII. Provide a rationale for the proposed new subplan(s): We are a newly merged department, comprised of the former Department of Hydrology

& Water Resources and Department of Atmospheric Sciences. Now that we are the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, we would like our undergraduate degrees to reflect our merged strengths, and offer two subplans. One subplan is for Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources and another is for Atmospheric Sciences.

EHY already exists, but it contains remnants of requirements from when it was developed in the College of Engineering (we are now in the College of Science). For example, the current EHY BS requires 128 units, whereas our proposed HAS BS with subplans requires 125, which is consistent with the College of Science requirements. The

proposed Atmospheric Sciences subplan will offer students an opportunity to obtain a bachelor’s degree focusing on the behavior of fluids and other constituents through the atmosphere, whereas the EHY subplan will offer students the opportunity to specialize in understanding the behavior of fluids and other constituents on or below the surface.

Over the past two years, our faculty has grown with merger and new hires. We now have the size faculty and expertise to support an undergraduate program in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, including a number of faculty that work in the field of Hydrometeorology. This kind of knowledge will allow us to teach students from the perspective of the ground and sky, so that they can understand the impact that the atmosphere has on the land surface, and vice versa. Although the students will be able to specialize with their specific subplans, they will also understand the connection between the atmosphere and landsurface through this BS HAS degree. This is also the only school in the state (and the country) that allows students to gain knowledge of the water movement from sub-surface to the top of the atmosphere, reflecting the entirety of the water cycle. Local and national businesses (including members of our department board) have expressed the need for their hydrologist and atmospheric employees to work together more efficiently, and our BS HAS degree serves this need.

VIII. Requirements to meet 40% commonality across subplans – ABOR Policy 2-221-c. Academic Degree Programs Subspecializations requires all subplans within a major to share 40% curricular commonality across subplans. Please list the required 40% common major curriculum to be shared by all subplans within the major.

HAS Major Core Courses Credits

HWRS 350 Principles of Hydrology 3 ATMO 436a Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences

3

HWRS 443a Risk Assessment for Environmental Systems

3

HWRS 449 Statistical Hydrology 3

Water Policy, Law, and Economics Elective Theme (Select from pool of 3)

3

Computational Elective Theme (Select from pool of 5)

3

Technical Elective (1 course) 3

HAS Electives (3 courses) 9

TOTAL 30

Red Type = New Course number Total credits in the HAS major including subplans is 46.

Requirements specific to the proposed subplan(s)

EHY subplan Credits ATMO subplan Credits

HWRS 413a Field Hydrology Methods 2 ATMO 441a Dynamic Meteorology I 3

HWRS 413 b Field Hydrology Synthesis 1 ATMO 441b Dynamic Meteorology II 3

HWRS 405 Vadose Zone Hydrology 3 ATMO 451a Physical Meteorology I 3

HWRS 431 Hydrogeology w/ Lab 4 ATMO 474a: Weather Analysis & Forecasting I

3

HWRS 417a Fundamentals of Water Quality

3 ATMO 475: Weather Analysis & Forecasting II

3

CE/HWRS/ATMO 423 Hydrology 3 HWRS 495a Current Topics in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

1

TOTAL 16 TOTAL 16

Purple Type = New Course number

A. HAS Major Core Courses Course Title Description Units Instructors ATMO 436a Fundamentals of

the Atmospheric Sciences

Broadly covers fundamental topics in the atmospheric sciences. Topics include composition of the atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, atmospheric chemistry, cloud physics, radiative transfer, atmospheric dynamics, and climate.

3 Eric Betterton, Ph.D.,

Professor

HWRS 250 (will become 350)

Principles of Hydrology

Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and review of main processes, such as precipitation, evaporation and transpiration, runoff, infiltration and ground water. Some concepts and tools for water resources management are discussed. Laboratory techniques complement lecture topics.

3 Martha P.L. Whitaker, Ph.D Professor of

Practice

HWRS 443a Risk Assessment for Environmental Systems

A multidisciplinary course based on evaluating risk as the loss expected from environmental catastrophes or from the failure of systems designed for environmental protection. Examples will be drawn from hydrology, atmospheric science, and geology. The emphasis is on adapting the tools of probabilistic risk assessment to environmental analyses. Graduate-level requirements include a written review of a seminal paper and its presentation in class.

3 Larry Winter, Ph.D., Professor

HWRS 449 Statistical Hydrology

Application of statistics and probability to uncertainty in the description, measurement, and analysis of hydrologic variables and processes, including extreme events, error models, simulation, sampling.

3 Juan Valdes, Ph.D., Professor

Computational Elective Theme (Select 1 from pool): ATMO 430 Computational

Methods in Atmospheric Sciences

An introduction to the computational methods used to solve problems in the atmospheric sciences with emphasis on numerical schemes widely used in numerical weather prediction and climate models. Statistical analysis of observational data and model output will also be introduced.

3 Avelino Arellano, Ph.D., Professor

HWRS 428 Fundamentals: Systems approach to Hydrologic Modeling

Course number not officially in the catalog yet. This course is currently only offered as HWRS 528. Introduction to the language, methods, and tools of systems analysis and computer-based modeling, and their application to the science, risk assessment, management, and planning aspects of hydrology and water resources.

3 Hoshin Gupta, Ph.D., Professor

CE 303 Numerical Analysis for Civil Engineers

Finding Roots of Nonlinear Equations, Solution Techniques for System of Linear Equations, Curve Fitting - Polynomial and Spline Interpolation, Least Squares Fit, Numerical Differentiation and Integration, Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations - Initial and Boundary Value Problems; Use of MATLAB codes in Numerical Analysis for solving Civil Engineering Problems.

3 Cac Dao,

Ph.D., Professor

RNR 403 Applications of Geographic Information Systems

General survey of principles of geographic information systems (GIS); applications of GIS to issues such as land assessment and evaluation of wildlife habitat; problem-solving with GIS.

3 D. Phillip Guertin, Ph.D., Professor

CSC 250 Essential Computing for the Sciences

This course teaches essential computing skills for students in scientific disciplines. No prior background in programming is required. The content focuses on three computational skills: (i) basic programming in a scripting language such as Python, and knowledge of its supported data structures; (ii) facility with the UNIX operating system environment, including file structure, regular expressions, and job control; (iii) essential database skills, including database accession and interfacing through the SQL query language.

4 Bengamin Dicken,

Lecturer

Water Policy, Law, and Economics Elective Theme (Select 1 from pool):

AREC/GEOG 479 Economics of Water Management and Policy

This course focuses on economic optimization models and methods useful for water management and policy design. Topics include optimal use of water as an input in producing irrigated crops, energy, recreation, habitat and other goods; consumer behavior with respect to household water consumption, water quality and water-based recreation; water pricing and conservation incentives; designing and implementing policies governing water rights and allocation, water quality and water for the environmental; managing water shortage risks; and economic models of water conflict and bargaining over water. Interactive

3 Bonnie Colby, Professor

seminar style course. Calculus proficiency and regular attendance essential.

GEOG 468 Water and Sustainability

Social and environmental conflicts over water are intensifying in much of the world. This course studies the physical basis, history, and political economy of water development and water policy in the U.S. and internationally.

3 Carl Bauer, Associate Professor

POL/HWRS 481 Environmental Policy

Role of government in management of energy, natural resources and environment; process and policy alternatives; special attention to the Southwest.

3 Elizabeth Baldwin, Professor

HAS Electives (select 3 from pool):

HWRS 482 Applied Groundwater Modeling

Introduction to ground-water flow and transport modeling, with emphasis on model construction and simulation.

3 Thomas Maddock III, Professor

HWRS 498(or H) Senior Capstone Student must have engaged in a hydrology or water resources internship, water science research, or water policy research. The key requirement is that the project is water-related, and the student has engaged in data analysis during the project. This is a two-semester course, beginning in fall semester (3 units) and concluding in spring semester (1 unit). During fall semester students prepare a professional poster presentation of their undergraduate hydrology or water resources research project, to be presented in the subsequent spring semester at El Dia del Agua, the Department of Hydrology & Water Resources' Annual Student Research Exposition on UA campus. In the weeks following El Dia, guest speakers from various sectors of the hydrology and water resources industry speak to the class and answer questions about career paths, graduate school etc.

4-6 Martha P.L. Whitaker, Professor of Practice

ATMO 451B Physical Meteorology

Introduction to atmospheric physics that includes the composition and chemistry of the atmosphere, kinetic theory, the mechanics of ideal and real fluids, aerosol mechanics, atmospheric acoustics, atmospheric radiation, scattering, radiative transfer, atmospheric optics, cloud physics, and atmospheric electricity.

3 Avelino Arellano, Professor

CE/HWRS 427 Computer Applications in Hydraulics

Computer modeling of surface water hydrology, flood plain hydraulics and water distribution systems. Theoretical basis. Application and design studies.

3 Juan Valdes, Professor

RNR 417 Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences

Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies for both the natural and social sciences. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display.

3 Gary Christopherson, Associate Professor of Practice; Director,

Center for Applied Spatial Analysis Associate Professor, Remote Sensing / Spatial Analysis – GIDP

GEOS 450 Geomorphology Processes, form, and dynamics of the fluvial system from source to mouth. Introduction to aeolian, glacial, and planetary geomorphology.

3 Jon Pelletier

ATMO 455 Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

Introduction of basic remote sensing techniques and their applications to the atmosphere, hydrology and other fields. This includes understanding the basic concepts of radiation transfer, passive and active remote sensing, satellite and ground-based remote sensing and their retrieval techniques. Finally, inversion techniques in remote sensing will be briefly introduced and the uncertainties/errors of the retrieved cloud and precipitation properties will be estimated.

3 Xiquan Dong, Professor

ATMO 4XX Earth Systems Course name and number not officially in

the catalog yet).

The class is aimed primarily at upper level undergraduate and graduate students in all areas of the Earth sciences, including Atmospheric Sciences, Hydrology sciences, Geosciences, Geography, Planetary sciences, and environmental sciences. This is a synthesis course to introduce the earth as a system: atmosphere, oceans, land, cryosphere, and solid earth, and to inculcate deeper scientific understanding of the components of the Earth system, their interactions, and the consequences of changes in the Earth system for life. These interactions occur on a continuum of temporal and spatial scales ranging from short-term weather to long-term climate and motions of the solid Earth, and from local and regional to global. We know that climate has natural variability and has changed dramatically in the past. Recent studies of climate change have generated large controversy about the possibility of human induced climate change. Are we entering a period of global warming? What drives the long-term evolution of climate? How does the current climate system work? Can we predict how it will change in the future? The central underlying theme of the class will be the relative roles of the atmosphere, ocean, land surface, and cryosphere in driving climate variability at different time and space scales. This class will provide a solid

Xiquan Dong, Professor

understanding for the individual components of climate, and the physical processes taking place in and among these components.

Technical Electives (select 1 from pool): [Additional electives may be available with advisor approval]

3

CE/HWRS 427 Computer Applications in Hydraulics

Computer modeling of surface water hydrology, flood plain hydraulics and water distribution systems. Theoretical basis. Application and design studies.

3 Juan Valdes, Professor

RNR 417 Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences

Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies for both the natural and social sciences. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display.

3 Gary Christopherson, Associate Professor of Practice; Director, Center for Applied Spatial Analysis Associate Professor, Remote Sensing / Spatial Analysis – GIDP

CE 214ǂ Statics Equilibrium of a particle, equivalent and resultant force systems, equilibrium, geometric properties of areas and solids, trusses, frames and machines, shear force and bending moments, friction. Honors section is available.

3 Varies: Dean Papajohn, Associate Professor of Practice Katerina Aifantis; Associate Professor

CE 323ǂ Hydraulic Engineering and Design

Open channel flow, natural streams and waterways, hydrologic analysis and design, pressure flow, analysis and design of pipe networks and pump systems.

3 Kevin Lansey, Professor

HWRS 482 Applied Groundwater Modeling

Introduction to ground-water flow and transport modeling, with emphasis on model construction and simulation.

3 Thomas Maddock III, Professor

GEOS 302 Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation

Basic principles and methods of stratigraphic and sedimentologic analysis; sedimentation processes and depositional environments, facies relations, stratigraphic analysis and classification, correlation, and dynamics of basin fill.

3 Andrew Cohen, Professor

GEOS 304 Structural Geology

Description, analysis, and mechanisms of rock deformation. Weekly laboratory assignments focused on analysis and construction of geologic maps and cross sections, analysis of deformed rocks, and how rock deformation relates to tectonics.

3 George Davis, Regents Professor Emeritus

HWRS 480/580 Isotope Tracers in Hydrogeology

Fundamental principles of stable, radiogenic, and cosmogenic isotope chemistry of natural waters; geochemical processes affecting isotopic compositions of surface

3 Jennifer McIntosh, Professor

waters, soil waters, and groundwaters; and case studies of isotope hydrogeology. Mandatory field trip: Sampling surface- and ground-waters in Tucson Basin, field methods in isotope hydrogeology.

CHEM 241A Lectures in Organic Chemistry

General principles of organic chemistry.

3 Recently: Bobbi Anglin, Instructor Dominic Mcgrath, Professor

MIC 205A & L⌂ 205: General Microbiology 205L: Biology of Microorganisms Laboratory

205: Introduction to the diverse lifestyles of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoan parasites, their importance in the biosphere, and their roles in human and animal diseases. 205L: Laboratory techniques in introductory microbiology.

3

1

John Wilbur, Assistant Professor of Practice

WSM 468 Wildland Water Quality

Introduction to water quality and its influences in natural environments. Interactions with land management and relationships to the larger issues of environmental quality.

3 David Quanrud, Assoc. Research Scientist

CHEE/CE 476A Wastewater Treatment Design System

Application of theory and engineering experience to the design of unit operations for the treatment of wastewater. Covers water regulations, conventional treatment technologies and selected advanced treatment topics.

3 Maria Sierra Alvarez, Professor

POL/HWRS 481 Environmental Policy

Role of government in management of energy, natural resources and environment; process and policy alternatives; special attention to the Southwest.

3 Elizabeth Baldwin, Professor

ENVS 444 Applied Environmental Law

A guided journey through real world environmental law; U.S. legal system, major environmental laws-criminal and civil; common marketplace problems and solutions; high profile cases; essential professional skills.

3 Staff

ENVS 415 Translating Environmental Science

Scientists speak a different language, a dialect filled with abstract symbolism, hypotheses and references to Latin and Greek. In this course, students learn journalism techniques to translate environmental science topics into language a layperson could appreciate. The writing concepts will apply to any field of science, as well as grant proposals, public reports and media including web-based publishing. Students also learn techniques for converting numbers into relevant statistics. Students will "workshop" in groups and work closely with the instructor to produce publication-quality articles on assigned or agreed-upon topics. The best of these could be posted on

3 Monica Ramirez,

Assistant Professor

university-affiliated websites, with credit given to the author.

ENVS 454 Water Harvesting Course focuses on water harvesting principles and techniques. Students will learn how to apply concepts at their own residences and participate in applying them on the UA campus.

3 Bailie Mccormick

ATMO 469A Air Pollution I: Gases

An introduction to the chemistry and physics of the troposphere and stratosphere. Topics include natural biogeochemical cycles; atmospheric photochemistry; stratospheric ozone; urban ozone and particulate matter; atmospheric visibility; acid deposition; air pollution meteorology; Gaussian plume model; photochemical model; air quality regulations.

3 Eric Betterton

ATMO 469B Air Pollution II: Aerosols

An introduction to the chemistry and physics of atmospheric aerosols. Topics include aerosol sources and sinks; basic aerosol properties; single aerosol mechanics; aerosol population dynamics; atmospheric aerosol optics; aerosols and climate; aerosols and health; regional haze; aerosol measurement techniques.

3 Armin Sorooshian, Professor

ATMO 489 Atmospheric Electricity

Introduction to sources and chemistry of atmospheric ions, fair weather electricity, the global circuit, electrical structure of clouds, thunderstorm electrification, lightning, lightning electromagnetic fields, mechanisms of lightning damage and lightning protection.

3 Charles Weidman, Professor

GEOG 447/547 Global and Regional Climatology

Description and analysis of the atmospheric circulation process that produces differences in climates throughout the world. Emphasis on the earth's problem climates and climatically sensitive zones most susceptible to floods, droughts, and other environmental stresses due to global change.

3 Katie Hirschboeck, Professor LTRR

Joellen Russell, Professor GEOS

GEOS 412A Ocean Sciences This course offers an overview of the ocean sciences for undergraduate students with some scientific background. This course will broaden the exposure of UA undergraduates to marine science in a cross-disciplinary context. Students considering a career or graduate school in marine science will find this class a useful preview of the different areas of marine science, and students interested in natural or environmental sciences will gain a better understanding of the many linkages between the ocean and the broader natural world. We will cover the role of the ocean in diverse components of the Earth system, including geological, biological, climatic, and human aspects.

3 Jessica Tierney

Associate Professor GEOS

GEOS 478 Global Change Analysis of the Earth system through an examination of its component parts (particularly climate and biogeochemistry) and their interactions with human activities, emphasizing information needed to understand modern and future environmental changes.

3 Julia Cole, Professor Scott Saleska, Associate Professor

*Courses will be “ghosted” in the ADVIP, and used as CR only under exceptional circumstances when other classes are unavailable and graduation is urgent.

ǂ CE 214 and 323 are exceptions to prerequisite/equivalent rule ¥500-level courses available to advanced students who meet the requirements (≥ 3.0 GPA,

with petition) ⌂After taking MIC 181R in lieu of ECOL 206

B. EHY Subplan classes:

Course Title Description Units Instructors

HWRS 413a Field Hydrology Methods

You have learned the theory of hydrologic measurement in this course you will apply this theory to individual measurements and to aggregating measurement into a greater explanation and understanding of hydrologic phenomena. Each week in the spring we will focus on an individual type of hydrologic measurement or characterization. You will then synthesize these individual measurements into a report that explain some underlying hydrologic phenomena.

2 Paul “Ty” Ferre,

Tom Meixner, Ph.D.s and Professors

HWRS 413b Field Hydrology Synthesis

You have learned the theory of hydrologic measurement in this course you will apply this theory to individual measurements and to aggregating measurement into a greater explanation and understanding of hydrologic phenomena. In this summer presession course you will complete a hydrologic characterization of Dead Horse Ranch State Park for Arizona State Parks.

1 Paul “Ty” Ferre,

Tom Meixner, Ph.D.s and

Professors

HWRS 431 Hydrogeology w/Lab

Hydrologic and geologic factors controlling the occurrence and dynamics of groundwater on regional and local scales.

4 Marek Zreda, Ph.D., Professor

HWRS 405 Vadose Zone Hydrology

This course builds on knowledge of water flow and solute transport through water-saturated porous media and extends this understanding to unsaturated (air/water) conditions. All lecture notes are provided electronically before the lectures. Lectures are problem based and discussion oriented. The goal is to have students build on previous knowledge while adding the nonlinear components of the flow and transport that characterize unsaturated conditions. All students will be expected to participate in class discussions and may be called to the front to help present a topic. Grades will be based on participation, homework, and exams.

3 Paul “Ty” Ferre, Ph.D. Professor

HWRS 417a Fundamentals of Water Quality

Introduction to chemical processes affecting the behavior of major and minor chemical species in the aquatic environment. Physical, equilibrium, inorganic/organic, and analytical principles as applied to natural waters.

3 Thomas Meixner, Ph.D. , Professor

CE 423

(X-listed with HWRS/ATMO)

Hydrology Discussion and analysis of major topics of the hydrologic cycle and their interrelationship, such as rainfall, infiltration, evaporation, and runoff. Statistical and probabilistic methods in water supply and flood hydrology.

3 Juan Valdes, Ph.D., Professor

C. ATMO Subplan classes:

Course Title Description Units Instructors

ATMO 441a Dynamic Meteorology I

Thermodynamics and its application to planetary atmospheres, hydrostatics, fundamental concepts and laws of dynamic meteorology.

3 Xubiun Zeng, Professor

ATMO 441b Dynamic Meteorology II

Thermodynamics and its application to planetary atmospheres, hydrostatics, fundamental concepts and laws of dynamic meteorology.

3 Thomas Galarneau Jr,

Professor ATMO 451a Physical

Meteorology I

Introduction to atmospheric physics that includes the composition and chemistry of the atmosphere, kinetic theory, the mechanics of ideal and real fluids, aerosol mechanics, atmospheric acoustics, atmospheric radiation, scattering, radiative transfer, atmospheric optics, cloud physics, and atmospheric electricity.

3 Eric Betterton, Professor

OR Pieter Hazenberg, Professor

ATMO 474a Weather Analysis and Forecasting I

This course overview fundamental atmospheric processes involved in the day-to-day behavior of synoptic scale and mesoscale mid-latitude weather. The objective is to provide students an understanding of how observed meteorological information can be analyzed and interpreted to create informed weather forecasts, commiserate with operational practices in the United States.

3 Chris Castro, Professor

HWRS 495a Current Topics in ATMO/HYDRO

Exchange of scholarly information and/or primary research through the Department's regularly scheduled Distinguished Lecture Series. Student responsibilities include critical reviews of presentations by local and visiting faculty. This course gives students a broad survey of the latest research within the subdisciplines of Hydrology and Atmospheric Science.

1 Currently: Guo-Yue Niu, Professor

AND Thomas Galarneau, Professor

ATMO 475 Weather Analysis and Forecasting II

Course name and number not officially in

the catalog yet).

This course is a second semester sequence to Weather Analysis and Forecasting I, and continues to overview the fundamental dynamics involved in multiscale midlatitude weather systems. The objective is to provide students an understanding of how the fundamental quasigeostrophic and potential vorticity concepts relate to the evolution of weather systems and their attendant sensible weather. This course will also introduce the fundamental dynamics, physical processes, and forecast challenges of severe convective storms.

3 Thomas Galarneau,

Professor

IX. Special conditions for admission to/declaration of this subplan – Students can declare

their major and subplan at any time. The minimum GPA is 2.0. There is no formal application process, or interviews, etc.

X. Please survey your current majors to provide evidence of student interest in/demand for

the proposed subplans –

We have seen that there is a demand for a bachelor’s program in hydrology and atmospheric sciences. Our department currently offers an environmental hydrology bachelor’s degree, and there are about 30 students in that program. The only difference between our current EHY program and the EHY track for the BS HAS degree is the switch from 128 units to 120. There are several students who are in that program who would actually have liked to major in atmospheric sciences, but cannot because we do not offer an atmospheric sciences track at this time. We currently have 5 students declared as EHY majors who would actually prefer to declare an ATMO subplan. The other gauge for interest comes from the academic advisor for the bachelor of applied science (BAS) in meteorology program that we currently offer to students who have a Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) degree in weather technology. This degree is very specific, and so we cannot accept civilians. Our academic advisor, however, receives 2-3 inquiries per week about this program, and most are civilians who we cannot accept into the BAS Meteorology. If this degree program is confirmed, we already have an email list of people who have interest in this program that is at least 50 people long. Overall, the BS HAS program in its first year will probably contain at least 40 students all together. The EHY track will probably contain more than the ATMO track at first, but we would expect the enrollment to grow in the second and third year as we will market to high school students in the area, as well as promote our college as being National Weather Service compliant on their (NWS) website (see figure below). Our estimates are based on the numbers seen at SUNY and University of Delaware (U of D). The U of D program has 18-20 students in their Atmospheric Sciences program, and it is only 2 years old. We anticipate 55 total HAS majors in the first year, and plan to grow the program in subsequent years. We envision 70-80 majors in 3-5 years.

(Figure Credit: National Weather Service- http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/nws/careers.html)

Additionally, both hydrology and atmospheric sciences have an accelerated master’s program (AMP). For the hydrology side, the AMP allows undergraduate students in environmental hydrology to earn a bachelor’s plus a master’s in as little as 5 years. This is similar for the atmospheric science side, but because we do not have an undergraduate program, the undergraduates eligible for the AMP come from physics and environmental science. If this new bachelor’s program is approved, we will submit a proposal to expand the atmospheric science AMP to include undergraduates from the ATMO track. This is a big selling point for students, and the current EHY bachelor’s degree sometimes attracts students specifically for that reason. Finally, the courses that will be taught in the ATMO track will be taught as 400/500-level courses regardless of whether or not this degree is accepted (even the new proposed courses without numbers yet), which is something to keep in mind.

XI. Do you want the subplan name to appear on the transcript? ( X ) Yes ( ) No

XII. Do you want the subplan name to appear on the diploma? ( X ) Yes ( ) No

XIII. When will the subplan(s) go into effect? Preferably Fall 2018 if possible

XIV. Number of new faculty hires required to deliver the subplan(s): None

XV. BUDGETARY IMPACT– indicate new resources needed and source of funding to

implement the proposed subplan(s). If reallocating resources, indicate where resources will

be taken from and the impact this will have on the students/faculty/program/unit.

All of the classes listed for the EHY subplan already exist and are being taught for

Environmental Hydrology (EHY) majors. All of the classes for the ATMO subplan are

already available as face-to-face (F2F) classes because we offer them as 400/500-level

courses for the Accelerated Master’s Program in Atmospheric Science.

We will need two faculty buy-outs to develop ATMO 474a (Weather Analysis and

Forecasting I) and ATMO 475 (Weather Analysis and Forecasting II, Course name and

number not officially in the catalog yet).

ATMO 474a already exists as a face-to-face class (F2F), but needs to be developed as an

online course, which will improve the efficiency of this course offering. ATMO 475 (Weather Analysis and Forecasting II) is currently in development and will

be taught as a F2F class in Fall 2017, but still needs to be developed as an online class,

which will improve the efficiency of this course offering.

We might also need a graduate TAs to assist with the teaching of the online Weather

Analysis and Forecasting I & II classes, which we plan to offer online alternately with the

F2F classes every other year. If we need a graduate TA, we would support them out of our

graduate departmental funds.

Please see the ATMO_subplanbudget-projection Excel Spreadsheet for the breakdown of the

anticipated budget.

Decision process for approval will include: 1) efficiency of course offerings. 2) course offerings are appropriate and match the expertise of the faculty. 3) evidence of sufficient student demand. 3) no major conflict with existing programs.

Majors Comparison Chart *While this form focuses on a BS HAS degree with an ATMO subplan, there is no other program in the country that has a major such as this (meaning hydrology and atmospheric science). Therefore, I have chosen to focus on other universities that are either atmospheric science based or meteorology based, to be able to compare if a student were to choose a BS HAS degree with an ATMO subplan. It should be noted that there are other institutions that offer ATMO or Meteorology degrees under the majors of areas like Environmental Science or Geography. I believe, however, that our hydrology and atmospheric science major combination is superior, and the reasons for this belief is as follows. For one, atmospheric science is part of the hydrologic “water” cycle. Another is that hydrology requires more quantitative rigor than most other environmental science or geography degrees. Hydrology also deals with the behavior of water explicitly, as does much of atmospheric sciences, and uses mathematics to describe this behavior. Both sciences also deal with an analysis of current situations and forecasting future situations, which requires large and complex amounts of data. This data is not always easily attainable, and so proxies for certain variables that help quantify hydrologic or meteorological conditions are used. These commonalities are examples of why the link between these two sciences are strong. Finally, there are actual positions in the field that refer to “hydrometeorology”, which is a combination of skills from both hydrology and atmospheric science. Program name, subplan name (if applicable), degree, and institution

Proposed UA Program: BS Hydrology and Atmospheric

Science- Atmospheric Science (ATMO) Subplan

Peer 1: SUNY Albany- BS Atmospheric Science

Peer 2: University of Delaware- BS in Meteorology and Climatology

Current # of enrolled students

44 18-20 (2 year old program)

Description of major The major is the Bachelor of Science in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (BS HAS) with two subplans, an Environmental Hydrology (EHY) subplan and an Atmospheric Science (ATMO) subplan. Atmospheric science is a broad topic, and includes many specializations such as atmospheric physics, atmospheric chemistry, weather forecasting, climate analysis, remote sensing, etc. The Atmospheric Science subplan is intended to give students the background and experience of a full atmospheric science degree, and give them the tools to eventually specialize in one of these areas in a career or in graduate school. This degree follows the requirements dictated the National Weather Service (NWS), the American Meteorological Society (AMS), and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Therefore, students who obtain this degree will be able to work anywhere in the country or anywhere in the world. One unique aspect of this degree is the inclusion of courses from both the EHY and ATMO perspective. Students from both subplans will be in several of the same courses, and will be able to learn from each other. This will give them a picture of the full water cycle, from atmosphere, to land surface, to below the land surface. In our conversations with the HAS board

From website: http://www.albany.edu/atmos/bachelors-atmospheric-sciences.php UAlbany’s Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences undergraduate program in Atmospheric Sciences provides comprehensive training for a wide range of career options in the public and private sectors, as well as preparation for pursuing advanced degrees. The program is focused on three fundamental areas of atmospheric science: synoptic (observations and weather forecasting), dynamic (theory and computer modeling), and physical (lightning, acid rain, cloud/aerosol physics, radiation, hydrometeorology, atmospheric chemistry, and atmospheric electricity). Because the department has a highly active research program in these areas, qualified undergraduate students can elect to work closely with a faculty member on a research project. Undergraduate students in Atmospheric Sciences have many opportunities to become involved in department activities, including an internship program with the on-campus office of the National Weather Service (NWS) and weather forecasting competitions each semester. Students in the department also run an active chapter of the American Meteorological Society, participating in outreach activities and traveling to meteorology conferences. Some students are hired part-time or during the summer through research grants, and may have the opportunity to attend or present at conferences. Some

From website: https://www.ceoe.udel.edu/schools-departments/department-of-geography/meteorology-climatology/bs-in-meteorology-climatology The Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and Climatology. This program combines basic atmospheric science and climatologic science with a rigorous training in mathematics, physics, and computer science. The emphasis of this degree program is on developing a broad understanding of the fundamental physical and dynamical processes governing the motions and behavior of the atmosphere, and its interactions with the underlying land and ocean surfaces, developing the skills to observe and analyze meteorological and satellite data, and create and interpret weather forecasts for use in industry, agriculture, business, and government.

members, we have heard from employers that there is an ever increasing need for the atmospheric employees to be able to collaborate better with their hydrologic employees, and this program can help serve that need.

research may even be done for credit towards the Atmospheric Science major. Students interested in a career with the NWS should make sure they satisfy the National Weather Service course requirements

Target careers Instrumentation and Data Acquisition, Data Analyzer and Modeler, Laboratory Scientist, Weather Forecaster, Broadcast Meteorologist, Climate Analyzer, Environmental Consulting, Air Quality Monitor, Researcher, Educator, Insurance Risk Assessment

Graduates obtain employment in weather forecasting, environmental engineering, TV broadcasting, scientific consulting, and other private firms; in university departments and research laboratories; and in federal and state agencies such as the National Weather Service, U.S. Air Force, and NY State Department of Environmental Conservation. Graduate school and the pursuit of an advanced degree is an expected option for our graduates. (The department offers full financial support and a complete tuition waiver to most students accepted into our graduate program.)

This comprehensive degree program will prepare students for potential employment in state, federal, and private agencies involved in the many applied fields of meteorology and climatology. The program will also assist the student in preparation for graduate studies in meteorology and climatology. Graduates of the program will satisfy the US Government’s Office of Personnel Management GS 1340 requirements, which define “meteorologist” for the purposes of federal employment. In addition, the program satisfies the similar recommended curriculum requirements of the American Meteorological Society.

Total units required to complete degree

125 units 121-125 units *Estimated* 124 units minimum

Upper -division units required to complete degree

42 units 40-45 units at a minimum *Could be more depending on the accepted electives and what the professional development credits come in as*

39 units minimum

Foundation courses

English composition ENGL 101 (3) & ENGL 102 (3) OR ENGL 109H (3)

U UNI 110- Writing and Critical Inquiry (3)

ENGL 110- Critical Reading and Writing (3) Second Writing Requirement (3)

Foreign language Through 2nd Semester Proficiency (8)

G. Ed. Foreign Language (3) 0-12 units of an ancient or modern language –OR- 12 units of a computer science sequence CISC 106 General Computer Science for Engineers CISC 181 Introduction to Computer Science II CISC 220 Data Structures CISC 275 Introduction to Software Engineering

Math Substantial Math Strand (3)

MATH 125: Calculus I

Calculus I AMAT 112 (4) 3 Units of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology

General education requirements

2- Tier I 150 (INDV) (6 total) 2-Tier I 160 (TRAD) ( 6 total)) 1-Tier II Arts (3) 1-Tier II Humanities (3) 1-Tier II Individuals and Societies (3)

G. Ed. Social Sciences (3-4) G. Ed. Humanities (3-4) G. Ed. International Perspective (3-4) G. Ed. Arts (3-4) G. Ed. U.S. History (3-4) G. Ed. Challenges for 21st Century (3-4)

Creative Arts and Humanities (6) History and Cultural Change (6) Social and Behavioral Sciences (6) First year experience (1) Diversity Learning Experience (3) Multicultural Course (3)

Natural Science Course: APHY 140- Physics I Mechanics (3) A minimum of 30 units must be completed in these foundation courses. MINIMUM TOTAL: 31 UNITS

Pre-major? (yes/no). If yes, indicate coursework.

No No No

List any special requirements to declare or gain admission to this major (completion of specific coursework, minimum GPA, interview, application, etc.)

None None-although over a score of 600 on the Math SAT is recommended.

No

Major requirements

Minimum # of units required in major

46 Units 66 units-70 units (In two different places on their website these two numbers are stated as the minimum.)

37 units

Minimum # of upper-division units required

in the major

40 Units (excludes supporting coursework)

40-45 units at a minimum *Could be more depending on the accepted electives and what the professional development credits come in as*

33 units

Minimum # of residency units to be

completed in the major

30 units 30 units Students taking coursework at other institutions should be aware of the University’s residency policy. To receive a University of Delaware baccalaureate degree, admitted students must complete 90 of the first 100 credits or 30 of the last 36 credits, full- or part-time, at the University of Delaware. To receive an associate degree, at least 31 of the required 60 credits must be earned at the University of Delaware. Additional baccalaureate residency requirements may be required within individual majors and minors. Students with questions about meeting this requirement should consult the Assistant Dean of their college.

Required supporting coursework (courses

that do not count towards major units and

major GPA, but are required for the major).

Courses listed must include subject code,

units, and title.

MATH 129 (3) Calculus II MATH 223 (4) Vector Calculus MATH 254 (3) Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations CHEM 151 (4) General Chemistry I CHEM 152 (4) General Chemistry II PHYS 141 (4) Introductory Mechanics

A PHY 145- Physics Lab I (1) A PHY 150- Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (3) A CHM 120- General Chemistry I (3) A MAT 113- Calculus II (4) A MAT 214- Calculus of Several Variables (4) A MAT 311- Ordinary Differential Equations (3) 4 Elective Classes- One or two of which are encouraged to be 100 level Atmospheric Science classes

PHYS 207- Fundamentals of Physics I (4) PHYS- 208 Fundamentals of Physics II (4) MATH 241- Analytic Geometry and Calculus A (4) MATH 242- Analytic Geometry and Calculus B (4) MATH 243- Analytic Geometry and Calculus C (4)

PHYS 143 (2) Introductory Optics and Thermodynamics SIE 305- Introduction to Engineering Probability and Statistics (3) CSC 250- Essential Computing for the Sciences (4) Technical Writing and Communication Theme (3) Geography 330- Introduction to Remote Sensing (3) GEOS 342- The History of the Earth’s Climate (3) TOTAL: 41 units

*Technically, all of these units are considered as part of their major, and not supporting coursework. TOTAL: 31 units

MATH 302- Ordinary Differential Equations (3) At least one of the following courses: CHEM 103- General Chemistry ENSC 475 Statistics for Environmental Science MATH 349- Elementary Linear Algebra TOTAL: 26 units

Major requirements (list all required major

coursework including major core, major

electives, subplan core, subplan electives;

courses count towards major units and major

GPA). Courses listed must include course

prefix, number, units, and title. Mark new coursework (New).

HWRS 350 (3) Principles of Hydrology (Same course, new number proposed) [CORE] ATMO 436a- Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences (3) [CORE] ATMO 441a- Dynamic Meteorology I (3) [SUBPLAN] ATMO 441b- Dynamic Meteorology II (3) [SUBPLAN] ATMO 451a- Physical Meteorology I (3) [SUBPLAN] ATMO 474a- Weather Analysis and Forecasting I (3) [SUBPLAN] (NEW COURSE) ATMO 475- Weather Analysis and Forecasting II (3) [SUBPLAN] HWRS 495a- Current Topics in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (1) [SUBPLAN] HWRS 443a- Risk Assessment for Environmental Systems (3) [CORE] HWRS 449- Statistical Hydrology (3) [CORE] *The following electives and elective theme courses can be found in the Request for Curricular Changes form – EHY to HAS Major submitted along with this proposal Water Policy, Law, or Economics Elective Theme (3) [CORE]

A ATM 209- Weather Workshop (1) A ATM 210- Atmospheric Structure, Thermodynamics, and Circulation (3) A ATM 211- Weather Analysis and Forecasting (4) A ATM 315- Environmental Statistics and Computation (4) A ATM 316- Dynamic Meteorology I (3) A ATM 320- Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3) A ATM 317- Dynamic Meteorology II (3) A ATM 321- Physical Meteorology (4) A ATM 350- Meteorological Data Analysis and Visualization (2) A ATM 418- Dynamic Meteorology III (3) A ATM 419- Applications of Numerical Weather Prediction (3) 5 A ATM Electives (3-4 units each) 4 courses if Professional Development or Elective units(6-12 units) TOTAL: 54-65 units

GEOG 220 and 221- Introductory Meteorology, with Lab Session (4) GEOG 420 Atmospheric Physics and Thermodynamics (3) GEOG 421- Physical Meteorology (3) GEOG 423- Atmospheric Dynamics I (3) GEOG 452- Seminar in Climatology (1) GEOG 453- Meteorological Analysis I (3) GEOG 454- Meteorological Analysis II (3) At least one course from: GEOG 271-Geographic Data Analysis (3) GEOG 405- Computer Programming for Environmental Research (2) At least one course from: GEOG 351- Field Methods in Meteorology (3) GEOG 451 Microclimatology (4) GEOG 475 Satellite Climatology (3) MAST 681 Remote Sensing of Environment (3)

3 HAS Elective courses (9-12 units total) [CORE] Computational Elective Theme (3) [CORE] Tech Elective (3) [CORE] Total: 46-49 units

At least 9 additional credits from a list of meteorology, climatology, or other related sciences courses. 3 credits from a selectin of courses centered around Water & Renewable Resources TOTAL: 37 units (+ a potential 18 more from extra selections from the “at least” columns)

Internship, practicum, applied course

requirements (yes/no). If yes, provide

description.

No No No

Senior thesis or senior project required (yes/no)

No No No

Additional requirements (provide description)

None No None

Minor (specify if optional or required)

Optional Required- this is a combined major/minor degree

Optional

*Note: comparison of additional relevant programs may be requested.

XVI. REQUIRED SIGNATURES

Managing Unit Administrator: ___Martha P.L. Whitaker, PhD, Professor of Practice_________   (name and title)

Managing Administrator’s Signature: ________________________________Date: 11/14/2017 

Managing Unit Administrator: ___Brittany Ciancarelli, MS, M.Ed., Program Manager________   (name and title)

Managing Administrator’s Signature: _________________________________Date: 11/14/2017 

Department Head: _Eric Betterton, Head, Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences__   (name and title)

Department Head’s Signature:___________________________________ Date: 11/14/2017 

Dean: _________________Joaquin Ruiz, College of Science______________________________    (name and title)

Dean’s Signature: _____________________________________________ Date:  11/15/2017   

Note:  In some situations signatures of more than one unit head and/or college dean may be required.  

Bachelor of Science Degree in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (ATMO Subplan) Departmental Advisor Grid Catalog AY2018-2019

FALL COMMON FRESHMAN CORE SPRING

LANG Req 4 2nd Semester-level language proficiency

requirement

MATH 129 3 Calculus II

MATH125

3

Calculus I

CHEM152 4 General Chemistry II

CHEM151 4 Genral Chemistry I PHYS 141 4 Introductory Mechanics

ENGL 101 3 First-Year Composition I ENGL 102 3 First-Year Composition II

Tier1INDV1 3 Gen. Ed. Elective

TOTAL 17 TOTAL 14 FALL SOPHOMORE YEAR SPRING

MATH 223 4 Vector Calculus CSC 250 4 Essential Computing for the Sciences

HWRS 350 3 Principles of Hydrology MATH 254 3 Intro Ordinary Diff Equations

GEOG 330 3 Intro to Remote Sensing ATMO 436a 3 Fundamentals of ATMO Sci.

Tier1TRAD1 3 Gen. Ed. Elective Tier1TRAD1 3 Gen. Ed. Elective

PHYS 142 3 IntroOptics-

Thermodynamics Tier1INDV1 3 Gen. Ed. Elective

TOTAL 16 TOTAL 16 FALL JUNIOR YEAR SPRING

ATMO 441a 3 Dynamic Meteorology I Tech Elec 2 3 Elective:

SIE 305 3 Intro Engr Probability & Statistics

ATMO 441b 3 Dynamic Meteorology II

GEOS 342 3 The History of Earth’s Climate

Technical

Writing & Communication Theme

3 ENVS 408, ENVS 415, JOUR 455, JOUR 472, ENGL 313, ENGL 308

Tier2INDV1 3 Gen. Ed. Elective

Tier 2 Art13 3 Gen. Ed. Elective

Comp Elec Theme

3 Choose from: ATMO/HWRS 430, HWRS 428/528, RNR 403, RNR 417, OR CSC 250

HAS Elec3 3 Elective

TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15

FALL SENIOR YEAR SPRING

ATMO 451a 3 Physical Meteorology I Tier2 Humanities1

3 Gen. Ed. Elective

ATMO 474a 3 Weather Analysis and Forecasting I

HWRS 495a 1 Current Topics in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

HWRS 4983 2 Senior Capstone (or HAS Elec)

ATMO 475 3 Weather Analysis and Forecasting II *NEW

HWRS

443A 3 Risk Assess for Env. Sys HWRS 4983 2

Senior Capstone (or HAS

Elec)

HWRS 449 3 Statistical Hydrology Water, Policy, Law, or Economics Theme

3 Choose from: GEOG 468; AREC 479; POL 481 (fall)

HAS Elec3 3 Elective

TOTAL 14 TOTAL 15 100% Engagement course, notation on transcript

Yellow Highlight indicate HAS major core course overlaps

1 INDV/TRAD/ART/HUM courses must meet University general education requirements. ECON 210 is strongly recommended (see Sophomore Year, Spring Semester). One course must be recognized by the university as focusing on non-western culture, race, gender, or ethnicity. TRAD 101 satisfies this requirement. 2 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE options. Complete 1 course (minimum 3 units) with advisor approval. Tech elective courses may not be prerequisite to or equivalent to any required course. Students who wish to officially emphasize Surface Water, Groundwater, Water Quality, Water Resources, or Atmospheric Science may apply for an undergraduate certificate, see academic advisor for more information Tech Electives include:

Surface Water – CE 427, RNR 417, CE 214, CE 323. (CE 214 and 323 are exceptions to prerequisite/equivalent rule.) Groundwater – HWRS 482, GEOS 302, GEOS 304, GEOS Elective, or HWRS 505 or 518 for advanced students who meet eligibility requirements. Water Quality – HWRS 480, CHEM 241a, MIC 205A & L after taking MIC 181R, WSM 468, CHEE/CE476a Water Resources –HWRS 481, ENVS 444, ENVS 415, ENVS 454, HWRS 520, for advanced students who meet eligibility requirements.

Atmospheric Science – ATMO 4XX* (Radar/Precip); ATMO 469A (Air Pollution I), ATMO 469B (Air Pollution II), ATMO 489 (Atmospheric Electricity), GEOS 412A (Ocean Sciences)), GEOS 478(Global Change), for advanced students who meet the criteria GEOG 547(Global and Regional Climatology)

Additional electives in these categories may be available with advisor approval, 3 HAS MAJOR ELECTIVES (Advanced Courses in HAS) – Complete 3 courses: (1) HWRS 482; (2) GEOS 450; (3) HWRS 498; (4) HWRS 427; [5] RNR 403, 417, or 420; (6) ATMO 451B (Phys Met2); (7) ATMO 455: Intro to Remote Sensing HYDRO/ATMO, (8) ATMO 4XX* (Earth Systems)-3. Consult Catalog and Schedule of Classes for semester of offering! The instructor must approve the Senior Capstone topic ≥ semester prior to enrollment; Honors students may complete an approved Senior Honors Thesis in lieu of the Senior Capstone course. *ATMO 4XX indicate new courses that have not been created yet.

Bachelor of Science Degree in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (EHY Subplan) Departmental Advisor Grid Catalog AY2018-2019

FALL COMMON FRESHMAN CORE SPRING

LANG Req 4

2nd Semester-level

language proficiency

requirement

MATH 129 3 Calculus II

MATH125

3

Calculus I

CHEM152 4 General Chemistry II

CHEM151 4 General Chemistry I PHYS 141 4 Introduction to Mechanics

ENGL 101 3 First-Year Composition I ENGL 102 3 First-Year Composition II

Tier1INDV1 3 Gen Ed Elective

TOTAL 17 TOTAL 15 FALL SOPHOMORE YEAR SPRING

MATH 223 4 Vector Calculus C E 218 3 Mechanics of Fluids

HWRS 350 3 Principles of Hydrology MATH 254 3 Intro Ordinary Diff Equations

GEOS 251 4 Physical Geology GEOS 304 4 Structural Geol. [OR GEOS302]

Tier1TRAD1 3 Gen Ed Elective Tier1TRAD1 3 Gen Ed Elective

PHYS 143 2 IntroOptics-Thermodynamics

Tier1INDV1 3 Gen Ed Elective

TOTAL 16 TOTAL 16 FALL JUNIOR YEAR SPRING

HWRS 431 4 Hydrogeology Tech Elec 2 3 Elective:

SIE 305 3 Intro Engr Probability & Statistics

ATMO 436A 3 Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences

CE 427 3 3 Comp App Hydraulics [OR other HAS Elective]

Tech Writing & Communication Theme

3 Choose from: ENVS 408, ENVS 415, JOUR 455, JOUR 472, ENGL 313, ENGL 308

Tier2INDV1

3

Gen Ed Elective

CE 423 3 3 Hydrology

Comp Elec Theme

3 Choose from: ATMO/HWRS 430, HWRS 428/528, RNR 403, RNR 417, OR CSC 250

HWRS 413A 3 Field Hydrology (2 cr. in Spring

+ 1 cr. Summer pre-session)

TOTAL 16 TOTAL 15

FALL SENIOR YEAR SPRING

HWRS 443A 3 Risk Assess for Env. Sys Tier2 Humanities1 3 Gen Ed Elective

HWRS 417A 3 Fundamentals of Water Qual.

HWRS 405 3 Vadose Zone Hydrology

HWRS 4983 2 Senior Capstone (OR other HAS Elective)

HWRS 482 3 3 Appl. Groundwater Modeling [OR

other HAS Elective]

HWRS 449 3 Statistical Hydrology HWRS 4983 2 Senior Capstone 2nd semester

Tier2 ARTS1 3 Gen Ed Elective: Water Policy, Law, or Econ Elective Theme

3 Choose from: GEOG 468; AREC 479; POL 481 (fall).

TOTAL 14 TOTAL 14 100% Engagement course, notation on transcript Highlighted Classes avail. at 500 level for students accepted to the Accelerated Master’s Program in Hydrology. A max of 12 units may fulfill both undergraduate & AMP requirements

Highlighted classes indicate HAS major core course overlaos

1 INDV/TRAD/ART/HUM courses must meet University general education requirements. ECON 210 is strongly recommended (see Sophomore Year, Spring Semester). One course must be recognized by the university as focusing on non-western culture, race, gender, or ethnicity. TRAD 101 satisfies this requirement. 2 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE options. Complete 1 course (minimum 3 units) with advisor approval. Tech elective courses may not be prerequisite to or equivalent to any required course. Students who wish to officially emphasize Surface Water, Groundwater, Water Quality, Water Resources, or Atmospheric Science may apply for an undergraduate certificate, see academic advisor for more information Tech Electives include:

Surface Water – CE 427, RNR 417, CE 214, CE 323. (CE 214 and 323 are exceptions to prerequisite/equivalent rule.) Groundwater – HWRS 482, GEOS 302, GEOS Elective, GEOS 304, or HWRS 505 or 518 for advanced students who meet eligibility requirements. Water Quality – HWRS 480, CHEM 241a, MIC 205A & L, WSM 468, CHEE/CE476a Water Resources –HWRS 481, ENVS 444, ENVS 415, ENVS 454, HWRS 520, for advanced students who meet eligibility requirements.

Atmospheric Science – ATMO 4XX* (Radar/Precip), ATMO 469A (Air Pollution I), ATMO 469B (Air Pollution II), ATMO 489 (Atmospheric Electricity), GEOS 412A (Ocean Sciences), GEOS 478(Global Change), for advanced students who meet the criteria GEOG 547(Global and Regional Climatology)

Additional electives in these categories may be available. with advisor approval, 3 HAS MAJOR ELECTIVES (Advanced Courses in HAS) – Complete 3 courses: (1) HWRS 482; (2) GEOS 450; (3) HWRS 498; (4) CE 427; [5] RNR 403, 417, or 420; (6) ATMO 451B (Phys Met2); (7) ATMO 455: Intro to Remote Sensing HYDRO/ATMO, (8) ATMO 4XX*- Earth Systems. Consult Catalog and Schedule of Classes for semester of offering! The instructor must approve the Senior Capstone topic ≥ semester prior to enrollment; Honors students may complete an approved Senior Honors Thesis in lieu of the Senior Capstone course. *ATMO 4XX indicates new courses that have not been created yet

HWRS 498: SENIOR CAPSTONE

Early consultation with the Undergraduate Coordinator is encouraged. Details of the Capstone experience are provided below.

TIMING During the following semesters or time periods, the Student should:

JUNIOR YR (EARLY SPRING): Seek placement, either with a faculty research group or an appropriate external agency, and define—in consultation with the undergraduate coordinator or the Capstone course instructor—the project topic and scope of participation.

JUNIOR YR (SPRING OR SUMMER): Initiate work on the project. Work on the project may be ongoing

activity, and, in some cases, longer than one semester. Enrollment is not required at this time. SENIOR YR (FALL): Enroll for the Capstone course (HWR 498) and actively engage in the project in

anticipation of the final written and oral report preparation. PLACEMENT Each student is responsible for securing placement:

With a faculty research group or external agency (consult the Capstone instructor for suggestions). When possible, the department will assist a student in securing placement with a project or agency.

PURPOSE Participation in the capstone experience:

Helps a student develop collaborative learning skills in a real-world setting. Promotes a closer relationship between a student and his or her faculty supervisor(s).

Fosters mentoring by professionals working in the field of hydrology and water resources. Encourages problem-solving from a broader perspective, that is, knowledge of, and planning for, multiple

objectives. Helps a student improve his or her report preparation and oral communication skills.

WRITTEN AND ORAL REPORTS The written and oral reports should include:

Comprehensive overview of the project itself. Detailed account of the student's contribution to the project.

Proper technical report format required. Routine laboratory assignments or positions where students have little or no knowledge of the project do not

qualify for Capstone credit.

GRADING The final grade:

Will be issued when both the oral presentation and a written report have been completed and submitted. Will be assigned by the Capstone instructor, not the faculty supervisor or agency supervisor/mentor. A final grade of C or better is required if Quality Point grades are to be issued (A=4,B=3, etc.) for all students

enrolled in the capstone course. Will be submitted upon satisfactory completion of all requirements.

Will not be issued unless all Capstone requirements have been met (no partial credit).

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TUCSONARIZONAToddA.Proebsting Tucson,Arizona85721ProfessorandDepartmentHead Tel:(520)621-4324DepartmentofComputerScience Fax:(520)621-4246 November 14, 2017 MEMORANDUM TO: Pamela Coonan, Executive Director, Academic & Curricular Affairs FROM: Todd Proebsting REGARDING: Support for proposed major in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences This is to formally express Department of Computer Science support of the proposed Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences major. We do not anticipate any negative impact on course enrollment or demand from the proposed degree. We approve the inclusion of CSC 250 - Essential Computing for the Sciences (4 units) as a required course (ATMO subplan), and as an elective course (EHY subplan). We anticipate the SCH revenue for these courses will cover our costs of delivery.

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November 14, 2017

To the Department Head of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Eric Betterton:

Students from the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS) have permission from the Department of Geosciences to enroll in the following course(s) in their HAS major with Environmental Hydrology &/or Atmospheric Science subplans. These courses have enough room to support these potential students, and these courses are offered on a regular basis.

· GEOS 342 The History of Earth’s Climate (3 units) · GEOS 478 Global Change (3 units) · GEOS 412a Ocean Sciences (3 units)

Sincerely,

Peter W. Reiners Professor and Department Head

Peter W. Reiners Department of Geosciences Gould-Simpson Building Tucson, AZ 85721-0077

Tel. (520) 621-2000 Fax (520) 621-2672

November 14, 2017

To the Academic Program Subcommittee & others to whom this is relevant:

Students from the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS) have permission

from the School of Natural Resources and the Environment to enroll in the following courses to

fulfill their computational elective requirement in their HAS major with Environmental

Hydrology and/or Atmospheric Science Subplans:

• RNR 403 Applications of Geographic Information Systems (3 units)

• RNR 417 Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences (3 units)

• RNR 419 Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources (3 units)

My Best Regards,

Stuart E. Marsh, Ph.D.

Director and Professor

School of Natural Resources and the Environment

The University of Arizona

Office of the Director ENR-2 – Room N333

1064 Lowell Street Tucson, AZ 85721

Telephone: (520) 621-8574 Fax (520) 621-8801 http://snre.arizona.edu/

Nov. 14, 2017 Eric Betterton, Ph.D. Head, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 Dear Dr. Betterton, I am happy to include some of the School of Journalism’s classes in your proposed subplans in Environmental Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. In particular, we will likely have the ability to offer seats in: JOUR 472/572: Science Journalism (usually offered fall semesters) JOUR 455/555: Environmental Journalism (usually offered spring semesters) We have offered these classes to non-journalism majors for several years. Neither of the courses require journalism pre-requisites. We have found that the mixture of journalism and science students makes for an exciting learning environment for both. Science students learn the craft of communicating complicated subjects clearly for the public, and journalism students learn the complexities of science. In previous years the courses usually had lots of room, although that has started to change in the past year. Last spring’s Jour 455/555 class nearly filled at 19 out of 20 available seats. This current fall semester Jour 472/572 class filled to its capacity of 20 (our skills courses are required not to exceed 20 by our national accreditors). If we see demand grow for the courses from physics students we can look at opening up additional sections, provided the school budget would allow for it. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely,

David Cuillier, Ph.D. Director School of Journalism 520-626-9694 [email protected]

School of Journalism College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

845 N Park Ave. P.O. Box 210158B

Marshall Building Room 334 http://journalism.arizona.edu/

Tucson, AZ 85721-0158 (520) 621-7556

11/15/2017 Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill... - Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw)

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Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS majorrequirements

Hi Martha,

I agree with Carol that your science students would be a wonderful addition to our science and environmental journalism courses! Thedynamic we observe when journalism and science students share classes is is fabulous.

We look forward to welcoming your students.

Best, Susan

Susan E. Swanberg, M.A., M.S., J.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Journalism College of Social and Behavioral Sciences University of Arizona Louise Foucar Marshall building Room 328 845 N. Park Ave. P.O. Box 210158B Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158

From: Schwalbe, Carol B - (cschwalbe) Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 8:26:05 PM To: Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw); [email protected]; Dominguez, Daniel A - (dad4) Cc: Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance); Swanberg, Susan E - (swanberg) Subject: Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Hi Martha! Thanks very much for your message. We applaud your new major and your goal of teaching students how to communicatescience clearly and concisely with the public. That’s exactly what we do in our courses! We welcome students from any major. In fact, science students usually account for at least half of our courses. We find thatstudents from geosciences, plant science, physics, chemistry, MCB, neuroscience and other units bring talent and ascien�st’s perspec�ve to our classes. The students learn a lot from each other, and we love the synergy. I’m copying my colleague Susan Swanberg. We take turns teaching Science Journalism and Environmental Journalism. Thanks for thinking of us!Carol

Swanberg, Susan E - (swanberg)Mon 11/13/2017 8:35 PM

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Carol B. Schwalbe Associate Professor | Soldwedel Family Professor of JournalismDirector of Graduate StudiesSchool of Journalism | University of Arizona 520.300.0693 [email protected]

From: "Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw)" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, November 13, 2017 at 5:38 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "Dominguez, Daniel A - (dad4)"<[email protected]> Cc: "Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance)" <[email protected]>, "Schwalbe, Carol B - (cschwalbe)"<[email protected]> Subject: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Dear David & Andres (or do you go by David as your email suggests?) and Carol: I apologize for this request for a quick turn-around. My name is Martha Whitaker and I'm a Professor of Practice in the Department of Hydrology & AtmosphericSciences. My colleague, Brittany Ciancarelli (cc:'d on this email) and I have submitted a proposal for a new majorin Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences with two subplans: one in Environmental Hydrology and the other inAtmospheric Sciences. Environmental Hydrology already exists as a major: we are proposing a new major thatreflects our newly merged Department and offers two paths of undergraduate study. Part of the requirements for both subplans is a technical writing course. We place great value on communicatingscience clearly and succinctly to a broad public audience, and would therefore like to offer our students the optionof enrolling in one of two UA Journalism classes to fulfill this 3-unit requirement, namely: JOUR 455 Environmental Journalism (3 units)JOUR 472 Science Journalism (3 units) According to the Course Catalog for AY 2017-18, both classes are taught by Carol Schwalbe, who is a recipient ofthis email. These two classes are only two classes in a pool of six options, and we are a small but growingDepartment (30 undergrad students currently), so there would probably be no more than 1-2 additional students toeither class per year at most. We hope you will welcome additional students (and SCH and RCM) to thesetwo classes. Our students can bring firsthand science experiences to the class, and your classes have much to offerour students who can benefit from clear communication skills that speak to a broad public, unencumbered byscientific and technical jargon, and with an angle on how science affects society and the environment. If you support our request and would welcome the possibility of 1-2 new students, would you please send aletter of support to us by Wednesday, Nov 15? I again apologize for this request for a quick turn-around,and have thus attached a template to facilitate this task. If you do not support our request, could you please still let us know by Wednesday, Nov 15, and we willremove your courses from our pool of options in our proposal. I look forward to your response! Very best regards,Martha

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dr. Martha P.L. Whitaker, Ph.D.Professor of Practice, HydrologyWalk-in Office Hours: Mon 10am-11am; Fri 1-2pmRoom 226a Harshbarger BuildingThe University of ArizonaDepartment of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS)(Formerly the Department of Hydrology & Water Resources (HWRS))PO Box 210011JW Harshbarger Building, #11Tucson, AZ 85721-0011(520) [email protected]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Systems & Industrial 1127 E James E Rogers Way

Engineering Department P.O. Box 210020

Tucson, AZ 85721-0020

(520) 621-6551

Fax: (520) 621-6555

www.sie.arizona.edu

November 14, 2017

To the Academic Program Subcommittee & others to whom this is relevant:

Students from the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS) have

permission from the Department of Systems & Industrial Engineering to enroll in the

following course to fulfill their probability and statistics requirement in their HAS major

with Environmental Hydrology &/or Atmospheric Science Sub-plans:

SIE 305 Introduction to Engineering and Probability Statistics (3 units)

With very best regards,

Young-Jun Son

Professor and Head of Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering

520.626.9530

[email protected]

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Re: Permission to use SIE 305 to fulfill proposed HAS majorrequirements

Thank you Martha, for considering us.

I look forward to having your students in my class.

-----Original Message----- From: Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw) (marthaw) <[email protected]> To: Schnaible, Michelle L - (mias) (mias) <[email protected]>; Son, Young-Jun - (son) (son) <[email protected]>;Bruyere, Donald Patrick - (dbruyere) (dbruyere) <[email protected]>; Peffers, Samuel N - (samuelpeffers)(samuelpeffers) <[email protected]> Cc: Ciancarelli, Brittany L - (bciance) (bciance) <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 14, 2017 8:46 am Subject: Permission to use SIE 305 to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements

Dear Young Jun Son, Mia, and Donald:

I apologize for this request for a quick turn-around.

My name is Martha Whitaker and I'm a Professor of Practice in the Department of Hydrology & AtmosphericSciences (HAS). My colleague, Brittany Ciancarelli (cc:'d on this email) and I have submitted a proposal for a newmajor in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences with two subplans: one in Environmental Hydrology (EHY) and theother in Atmospheric Sciences (ATMO). Environmental Hydrology already exists as a major: we are proposing anew major that reflects our newly merged Department and offers two paths of undergraduate study.

Part of the requirements for both subplans is a course in probability and statistics. Historically, EnvironmentalHydrology students have completed this course to fulfill this requirement. Now that we are proposing a major inHAS with EHY and ATMO subplans, we would like Atmospheric Science students to also have the opportunity toenroll in SIE 305 Introduction to Engineering and Probability Statistics (3 units) as well.

According to the Course Catalog for AY 2017-18, both classes were/are taught by Donald Bruyere and SamPeffers, who are also recipients of this email. Given that EHY students already take this class as part of theircurricular requirements, we anticipate that the only impact would be an increase in students attributed to newAtmospheric Science subplan students -- perhaps 2-4 more students per year at most. We hope you will welcomeadditional students (and SCH and RCM) to SIE 305.

If you support our request and would welcome the possibility of 2-4 new students, would you please send aletter of support to us as early as later today, but no later than Thuursday AM, Nov 15? I again apologize forthis request for a quick turn-around, and have thus attached a template to facilitate this task.

Donald Bruyere <[email protected]>Tue 11/14/2017 7:55 PM

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If you do not support our request, could you please still let us know ASAP -- preferably today so we canremove SIE 305 and make other arrangements in our proposal?

I look forward to your response!

Very best regards, Martha ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Martha P.L. Whitaker, Ph.D.Professor of Practice, HydrologyWalk-in Office Hours: Mon 10am-11am; Fri 1-2pmRoom 226a Harshbarger BuildingThe University of ArizonaDepartment of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS)(Formerly the Department of Hydrology & Water Resources (HWRS))PO Box 210011JW Harshbarger Building, #11Tucson, AZ 85721-0011(520) [email protected]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ENR2 Building Tucson, AZ 85721-0137

Tel: (520) 621-1652

Fax: (520) 621-2889

November 16, 2017

To the Department Head of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Eric Betterton:

Students from the Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences (HAS) have permission

from the School of Geography & Development to enroll in the following course(s) in their HAS

major with Environmental Hydrology &/or Atmospheric Science subplans. These courses have

enough room to support these potential students, and they are offered on a regular basis.

GEOG 330 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 units)

GEOG 468 Water and Sustainability (3 units)

With best regards,

Lynn A. Staeheli

Professor and Director

School of Geography & Development

[email protected]

(520) 626-7062

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Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS majorrequirements

Thank you Lynn! I appreciate your response. Stefanie did say that she has no say in the decision about includingGEOG 330 at all, and I do understand that. I am sorry for my late reply...somehow, this email has go�en lost in theshuffle of the response.

GEOG 330 and GEOG 468 are the most important of the two courses that we would need permission regardingright now (since GEOG 547 is technically a graduate class, and would only be open to the most advancedstudents). It is correct that GEOG 330 would only be ge�ng at max 10 students (and that is us overes�ma�ng,most likely, at this point), from the BS HAS ATMO sublpan that we are proposing. I believe that GEOG 468 isalready used as a course in what is currently BS EHY. However, that BS EHY is proposed to be renamed BS HAS,with 2 subplans, EHY and an ATMO subplan. Since there were no ATMO subplan students ever taking GEOG 468before, we really wanted to make sure it was okay with the SGD before we included it. We only an�cipate anaddi�onal 3-4 students at max taking that class, since it is an elec�ve and the students have various choices.

For both courses, there is no need to set aside extra or specific seats for the students when scheduling. We arejust looking to make sure that you and the SGD support the idea of our students taking the class, that thoseclasses are offered regularly, and that there is room for them to be able to take those classes.

I hope that does clarify, and Dereka and Liz have now been included in the email. I have a�ached the le�er ofsupport template again for your ease. If any of those classes do not gain your support, or cannot be decided atthis �me, please do remove them from the le�er. I appreciate your �me!

Best, Bri�any

--Bri�any Ciancarelli M.S., M.Ed.Program Manager- Online BAS ProgramDepartment of Hydrology and Atmospheric SciencesJW Harshbarger Bldg., Rm. 224E1133 E. James E. Rodgers WayTucson, AZ 85721-0011

Email: [email protected]

Ciancarelli, Brittany L - (bciance)Thu 11/16/2017 2:00 PM

To:Staeheli, Lynn Ann - (lstaeheli) <[email protected]>;

Cc:Rushbrook, Dereka A - (dereka) <[email protected]>; Cordova, Elizabeth S - (elizabec) <[email protected]>;Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw) <[email protected]>;

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Phone: 520-621-6619

From: Staeheli, Lynn Ann - (lstaeheli) Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 10:37 AM To: Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance) Subject: Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Dear Bri�any,

Sorry for the slight delay in responding, but there are a number of things here that need to be clarified.

First, the people this should go to are: me, Dereka Rushbrook, and Liz Cordova. I am the school director, Derekais the Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Liz is the program coordinator. Stephanie Hermann is not a facultymember in the School and has no say in these decisions. I hate to sound paranoid or controlling, but I can't havea person who was hired to teach one course for one semester seeming to have a say in curricular decisions. Thereis no way that you would know the situa�on with Stephanie, so am not intending to sound like you have donesomething 'wrong.' I just need to be clear (with her, more than anyone!). And I appreciate you reaching out andcorresponding with us; I have been surprised to see the number of new programs that include us without ourbeing consulted!

I assume/recall that for 330, we just need to say that folks can enroll; we do not need to set aside seats for thosestudents. Is that correct? And I recall that you were thinking it would not be more than about 10 students.

Second, there was an indica�on from Liz through Amanda Percy that the use of GEOG 547 was up to folks inGeoSciences. This is not correct. This is our course, so we need to make the call.

I will need to check with people about the tweaks to your plan, but don't see a problem with GEOG 330. Theother course hasn't been discussed, and I do need to consult. As you may know, the course has not been offeredthrough SGD for a while, and we are rethinking what this looks like and how it fits with the curriculum. Personally,I don't see a problem, but I do need to consult with colleagues.

Thanks. As I say, I do appreciate the way you have reached out and consulted. It is much appreciated. And thereis no way that you could know Stephanie's situa�on.

I'll be back in touch soon. Remind me if I am not (I am on par�al sick leave right now).

Best wishes,Lynn

From: Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance) Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 9:47 AM To: Herrmann, Stefanie M - (stef); Staeheli, Lynn Ann - (lstaeheli) Cc: Percy, Amanda C - (amandab); Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw) Subject: Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Oh, that is fantas�c to hear! I have heard great things about GEOG 330 as well from other students, and also feelit would be a great fit for our students. Currently, we do only have it as a required course for the ATMO subplan

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students, I should men�on. Thank you, Stefanie!

Best, Bri�any

--Bri�any Ciancarelli M.S., M.Ed.Program Manager- Online BAS ProgramDepartment of Hydrology and Atmospheric SciencesJW Harshbarger Bldg., Rm. 224E1133 E. James E. Rodgers WayTucson, AZ 85721-0011

Email: [email protected]: 520-621-6619

From: Stefanie Herrmann <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:57 PM To: Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance); Staeheli, Lynn Ann - (lstaeheli) Cc: Percy, Amanda C - (amandab); Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw) Subject: Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Not that I have much of a say in this, but I think GEOG330 would be a good fit for students in Hydrology andAtmospheric Sciences. I just taught a lecture on remote sensing for water applica�ons in this course today.

Stefanie

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Dear Lynn, Stefanie, and Amanda :

I apologize for this request for a quick turn-around.

My name is Brittany Ciancarelli and I'm a Program Manger in the Department of Hydrology &Atmospheric Sciences. My colleague, Martha Whitaker (cc:'d on this email) and I have submitted aproposal for a new major in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences with two subplans: one inEnvironmental Hydrology and the other in Atmospheric Sciences. Environmental Hydrology alreadyexists as a major: we are proposing a new major that reflects our newly merged Department and offerstwo paths of undergraduate study.

Part of the requirements for the Atmospheric Sciences subplan is an understanding of how weather isremotely sensed around our globe, and the role of climatology in existing weather patterns. We wouldtherefore like to have the ability to offer a few of your classes to our students. One course would be arequired course for the ATMO subplan students, and the others are electives. It should be noted thatfor the electives, these courses are a choice out of a pool of 7 courses. I do realize that GEOG 547 isonly a graduate class as well, and so this course would lonly be offered to our most advanced studentsas upperclassman, and would require the instructors permission. I also realize, Lynn, that Ihad recieved your permission for the GEOG 330 to be included in a BS Atmospheric Sciencecurriculum perviously. That effort actually has morphed into this proposed BS Hydrology and

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Atmospheric Science degree now instead. Students in the ATMO subplan would be taking this GEOG330 as part of their required courses.

Required course:

GEOS 330 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 units)

Elective Course:

GEOG 547 Global and Reginoal Climatology (3 units) According to the Course Catalog for AY 2017-18, GEOG 330 is taught by Stefanie Hermann, who is arecipient of this email. I see GEOG 547 was last taught in Spring 2016 by Joellen Russell and KatieHirshboeck. I know that Katie has since retired. Is GEOG 547 still offered?

We are a small but growing Department, with 30 undergrad students currently who studyEnvironmental Hydrology. We anticipate small but steady growth in the ATMO subplan, amounting toabout 5-10 students per year, so there would probably be no more than 5-10 students in the majorcourse (GEOG 330), and 1-2 additional students in the elective courses per year at most. We hope youwill welcome additional students (and SCH and RCM) to these classes. Our students can bringfirsthand science experiences to the class, and your classes have much to offer our students who canbenefit from incorporating these related sciences into their knowledge of atmospheric sciences.

If you support our request and would welcome the possibility of our students taking yourcourses, would you please send a letter of support to us by Thursday, Nov 16? I again apologizefor this request for a quick turn-around, and have thus attached a template to facilitate this task. Allcourses can be incorporated into 1 letter, and that letter just needs to be signed by the DepartmentHead. If GEOG 547 is no longer offered, you can remove it from the letter template.

If you do not support our request, could you please still let us know by Thursday, Nov 16, and wewill remove your courses from our pool of options in our proposal.

I look forward to your response!

Very best regards, Brittany

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Hi Bri�any, Thanks for checking in. It would be great to have more students in the course with a natural science background. Iforwarded your request to Faten Ghosn (cc'd here), who directs our undergraduate program, and she ischecking with our advisors about student demand for the course. Once she's done that, maybe she can adviseabout whether this would work on our end.

Best, Liz

From: Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance) Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2017 12:16:38 PM To: Milward, H Brinton - (milward) Cc: Baldwin, Elizabeth - (elizabethb); Rhyner, Patricia Ann - (prhyner); Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw) Subject: Re: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Hello Brinton and Elizabeth-

I just wanted to touch base again as a reminder of the deadline we will need for this decision by the end of today. Even if the department is s�ll considering it, we would appreciate an email indica�ng that your department is s�lldiscussing the possibility allowing students from the ATMO and Environmental Hydrology (EHY) subplan of thisnew BS Hydrology and Atmospheric Science (BS HAS) degree to access POL 481 an elec�ve choice. Currently,students from the BS EHY degree already access POL 481, and so this would just be a change to the BS EHY degreeinto a BS HAS degree, with an EHY subplan and an ATMO subplan. As for impact to your class, it would just be afew more poten�al ATMO students in your POL 481 class per year. I have a�ached the template again just foryour easy access. Thank you for your considera�on, and for the short turn around!

Best, Bri�any & Martha

--Bri�any Ciancarelli M.S., M.Ed.Program Manager- Online BAS ProgramDepartment of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

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Email: [email protected]: 520-621-6619

From: Ciancarelli, Bri�any L - (bciance) Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 3:52 PM To: Milward, H Brinton - (milward) Cc: Baldwin, Elizabeth - (elizabethb); Rhyner, Patricia Ann - (prhyner); Whitaker, Martha P L - (marthaw) Subject: Permission to use courses to fulfill proposed HAS major requirements Dear Brint, Elizabeth, Patricia:

I apologize for this request for a quick turn-around.

My name is Brittany Ciancarelli and I am a Program Manager in the Department of Hydrology & AtmosphericSciences. My colleague, Martha Whitaker (cc:'d on this email) and I have submitted a proposal for a new major inHydrology and Atmospheric Sciences with two subplans: one in Environmental Hydrology and the other inAtmospheric Sciences. Environmental Hydrology already exists as a major: we are proposing a new major thatreflects our newly merged Department and offers two paths of undergraduate study.

Part of the requirements for both subplans is a water resources and environmental oriented course. We place greatvalue on our students understanding water and environmental policy, law, and economics, and would therefore liketo offer our students the option of enrolling in POL 481 Environmental Policy to fulfill this 3-unit requirement inwater and environmental resources.

According to the Course Catalog for AY 2017-18, the course is taught by Elizabeth Baldwin, who is alsoa recipient of this email.This class is in a pool of 4 options, and we are a small but growing Department (30undergrad students currently), so there would probably be no more than 3-4 additional students to either class peryear at most. We hope you will welcome additional students (and SCH and RCM) to these two classes. Ourstudents can bring firsthand science experiences to the class, and your classes have much to offer our students whocan benefit from knowledge regarding water and environmental policy .

If you support our request and would welcome the possibility of 3-4 new students, would you please send aletter of support to us by Thursday, Nov 16? I again apologize for this request for a quick turn-around, and havethus attached a template to facilitate this task.

If you do not support our request, could you please still let us know by Thursday, Nov 16, and we will removeyour courses from our pool of options in our proposal.

I look forward to your response!

Very best regards, Brittany

--Bri�any Ciancarelli M.S., M.Ed.Program Manager- Online BAS ProgramDepartment of Hydrology and Atmospheric SciencesJW Harshbarger Bldg., Rm. 224E

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Email: [email protected]: 520-621-6619

November 6, 2017

Pam Coonan, Executive Director

Academic and Curricular Affairs

ML King Jr. Student Center

Room 201B1

1322 E. 1st St.

P.O. Box 210128

Tucson, AZ 85721

Dear Pamela Coonan and Academic and Curricular Affairs Members,

I am writing today to express my strong support for the newly formed Department of Hydrology

and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in

Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences.

The Salt River Project manages the water resources generated from the 13,000 square mile Salt and

Verde Rivers’ watershed and a portion of East Clear Creek watershed. SRP operates the 7 reservoirs

of the Salt River Reclamation Project. In addition, SRP conjunctively manages groundwater resources

generated from over 270 wells within Project lands of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Combined, these

water resources provide the majority of the water used by 10 Valley cities which combined total a

population exceeding 3 million.

In order to effectively manage these water resources, SRP utilizes an extensive array of remote sensing

meteorological and hydrologic instruments to monitor precipitation, watershed conditions, snow pack,

and runoff responses. SRP’s meteorologists and hydrologists work closely together and with other

entities like the National Weather Service, US Geological Survey, Natural Resources Conservation

Service, and universities to predict future weather and climate impacts and watershed response by

utilizing a suite of various models and tools.

Our hydrologists and meteorologists are increasingly called upon to be knowledgeable in

hydrometeorology. The distinction between both sciences is blurred in the operational setting and a

strong understanding of the entire hydrologic cycle is paramount. Physically, it makes sense as well

because one cannot isolate hydrology from meteorology and vice versa. For this reason, SRP believes

that a BS program in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences is a clear advancement for the newly

formed department.

I believe the new BS program should allow students to focus on one area, hydrology or atmospheric

sciences, to gain the strong rigorous fundamental knowledge the University of Arizona is so well

known in its science offerings, and additionally require the student to gain a substantial understanding

of the “other side of the department.” This design will graduate students well versed with a basic

understanding of the entire water cycle from cloud droplet to watershed runoff response. These

Surface Water Resources

P.O. Box 52025, PAB 55T

Phoenix, AZ 85072-2025

Phone 602-236-2587

E-mail: [email protected]

Charles E Ester III

Manager

Surface Water Resources

students would be ideal candidates to advance to higher degrees in meteorology or hydrology and

would also be candidates to work at places like SRP.

We have found that employees skilled in both the hydrologic and meteorological sciences are the most

adapted to today’s work environment that requires cross field knowledge and collaboration amongst

fellow employees and outside business contacts. It is my strong belief that a Bachelor of Science

degree in Hydrology and Atmospheric Science at the University of Arizona would be an appropriate

and desirable degree program and would truly integrate the two sciences for the motivated student.

These students would offer a unique skill set to industry and in my opinion, would make excellent

candidates for filling positions in the water resources management area. I urge you to develop this

degree track.

Please contact me if I can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Charlie Ester

Manager, SRP Surface Water Resources