Nikki Barbee
Meteorology Student Portfolio
Course Justification list
Educational Goal Summary:
My educational goals are to take as many different courses in as many
different sub-fields as I can. My ultimate goal is to go to grad school.
I'm not entirely sure what I want to research yet, which is why I am taking so many
different courses. Right now my biggest interest lies with Severe Storms, and Winter
Storms.
Fall 2005:
Total Credits: 13
Math 165 Calc I (4 credits): Meteorology
requirement, LAS Math Discipline requirement, needed for meteorology in
general.
Chem 177 Gen Chem (4 credits):
Meteorology requirement, LAS Natural Sciences requirement.
Chem 177L lab (1 credit): See Chem 177 above. First
semester chemistry lab required by Meteorology department.
Music 114a (1 credit): Marhcing Band- I did
marching band in high school, and I thought it would be fun to continue.
Mteor 206 Intro Mteor (3 credits):
Meteorology requirement. Introduction to basic meteorological
principles.
Spring 2006
Total Credits: 16 1/2
Math 166 Calc II (4 credits): Meteorology
requirement, LAS Math Discipline requirement, needed for meteorology
in general.
Engl 105 Fresh Comp (3 credits): LAS Basic
Education requirement.
Physics 221 Classical Physics (5 credits):
Meteorology requirement, LAS Natural Sciences requirement.
Lib 160 (1/2 credit):LAS Basic Education
requirement.
Mteor 206 (3 credits): Meteorology Requirement-
I needed to retake for a better grade.
Mteor 111 (1 credit) : Meteorology Requirement
Spring 2007
Total Credits:12
Math 166 (4 credits): Calc II- Retaken for a
better grade.
Chem 163 (4 credits) : General Chemistry-
Meteorology Requirement, I struggled in Chem 177, so I decided to take 163/164
instead
Chem 163L (1 credit) : Chem Lab- Required
Psych 280 (3 credits) : Social Psychology- LAS
Social Science elective
Notes:
Fall 2007
Total Credits: 13
Mteor 201 (R credit): Intro Seminar- Meteorology
Requirement
Math 265 (4 credits): Calc III-
Meteorology Requirement
Phys 222 (5 credits): Classical Physics
II- Meteorology Requirement
Music 114a (1 credit): Marching Band-
Taken for fun
Mteor 206 (3 credits): Retaken for a better
grade.
Notes:
Spring 2008
Total Credits: 14
Mteor 301 (4 credits): General
Meteorology- Meteorology Requirement
Math 266 (3 credits): Differential
Equations- Meteorology Requirement.
Chem 164 (3 credits): General
Chemistry- Meteorology Requirement.
Astro 120 (3 credits): Sky and Solar
System- taken for fun.
Music 115 (1 credit) Symphonic Band- taken
for fun and to satisfy Tau Beta Sigma requirement to be in an ensamble
each sesmeter
Notes:
Fall 2008
Total Credits: 15
Mteor 311 (2 credits): Introduction to Synoptic
Meteorology- Meteorology Requirement
Mteor 341 (3 credits): Atmospheric Physics I-
Meteorology Requirement
Engl 314 (3 cr.): Technical Writing-
Meteorology Requirement.
Mteor 227 (3 credits): Programing- Meteorology
Requirement.
Stat 105 (3 credits): Introduction to
Statistics- Meteorology Requirement
Music 114a Marching Band- for fun and to
satisfy TBS ensamble requirement
Notes:
Spring 2009
Total Credits: 15
Mteor 342 (3 credits): Atmospheric
Physics II- Meteorology Requirement.
Mteor 443 (3 credits): Dynamic
Meteorolgy I- Meteorology Requirement.
Physics 221 (5 credis): Classical
Physics- Retaking for a better grade.
Mteor 324 (3 credits): Energy and the
Environment- General interest and to satisfy 300 level LAS
requirement.
Music 115 (1 credit) Symphonic Band- for fun and
TBS ensamble Requirement
Notes:
Summer 2009
Total Credits: 3
Sp Cm 212 (3 credits): Fundementals of
Public Speaking- LAS Requirement.
Fall 2009
Total Credits 15
Mteor 411 (3 credits): Synoptic Meteorology-
Meteorology Requirement.
Mteor 454 (3 credits): Dynamic Meteorolgy-
Meteorology Requirement .
Mteor 499 (2 credits): Senior Research-
Meteorology Requirement .
Mteor 406 (3 credits) Climates of Continents-
Meteorology Elective- and 400 level credit
Music 115 (1 credit) Symphonic Band- for fun and
TBS ensamble requirement
Engl 354 (3 credits) World Literature- for fun
and 300 level credit
Notes:
Spring 2010
Total Credits 13
Mteor 417 (3 credits) Mesoscale Forcasting Lab-
Meteorology Requirement
Mteor 432 (3 credits) Instrumentation and
Measurements- Meteorology Requirement
Mteor 407 (3 credits) Mesoscale Meteorology-
Meteorology Elective
Engl 358 (3 credits) Myth, Fairytale, and
Legend- for fun and 300 level credit
Music 115 (1 credit) Symphonic Band- for fun and
TBS ensamble requirement
Notes
Back to My portfolio page.
Go to ISU
Atmospheric Sciences Homepage
Go to Iowa State University Homepage