Capstone Major
The Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences/Mathematics major is a designated capstone major. Students acquire experience in conceiving and executing research projects designed to evaluate hypotheses and complete an individual project or thesis selected with the assistance of the program advisers and faculty mentor. The topic should reflect integrative application of mathematics to atmospheric and oceanic sciences. Students are expected to prepare a significant independent piece of work that applies knowledge gained in their coursework in a new and unique way.
Entry to the Major
Transfer applicants to the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences/Mathematics major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one and a half years of calculus through multivariable and one year of calculus-based physics.
Recommended before transfer for timely degree completion: linear algebra, differential equations, and one computer programming course (preferably in Python).
Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.
Major Requirements
Preparation for the Major
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences M71 or Program in Computing 10A
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 90
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Elective
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry Biochemistry
Chemistry 14 series
Chemistry 20 series
The Major
Mathematics
Mathematics Electives
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Core
Elective
Additional Electives
Capstone Senior Projects/Thesis
Policies
Each course must be taken for a letter grade and must be passed with a grade of C– or better, and students must have a minimum overall grade-point average of 2.0 for the courses.