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[terstorm1012]

I have a few questions as I've put my foot down on myself and I'm going back to school full time in the next couple of years to live my dream:

Do any of you have graduate degrees? Where did you get them from?

and

my undergrad degree is NOT in meteorology (it's geography) so I need to get some math background. Should I start with the undergrad degree in meteorology and then move on to graduate level work?

and lastly

is Climatology a good option/substitute for meteorology?

thanks in advance!

[TWTC]

You will certainly need the following pre-reqs:

* most of the core calculus courses
* differential equations and partial diff qs
* physics with calculus base
* then undoubtedly do the core Met courses: thermodynamics, dynamics and the synoptic courses for prep work

From there, you need to assess what you career goals are. If you are interested in National Weather Service, look up their course requirements that meet qualifications for their meteologist positions - they are the most stringent and detailed as far as requirements are concerned. Private industry or research positions are less strinhgent on course work, but want some sort of experience. Internships or research/project assistant part time jobs while you are in school are good assets for giving you extra experience.

Good luck...

[terstorm1012]

thanks! much appreciated advice

Yes the NWS is a career goal. I'd love to, one day, work for the NHC.

[TWTC]

The best advice is to go to the USA jobs web site

http://www.usajobs.gov

Search all Jobs for the Meteorologist position and look up the minimum academic requirements and set your course work according to what they require. Prior to applying for any NWS meteorologist position, you need to meet those core minimum requirements, if you don't OPM Human Resources will not proccess your application iregradless if you have a masters degree or Phd.

Thats the best advice I can offer at the moment, good luck!

[Aslkahuna]

You want to do better than the minimum requirements these days to get into NWS-you just about need a Masters Degree in order to make it past the OPM scoring and get referred.

Steve