Meteorology
Opportunities are limitless for you if you decide to pursue a meteorology major at Iowa State University. Our graduates work in a variety of professions including television meteorology, governmental weather forecasting, the military and as professors and researchers in higher education. As a meteorology major, you will develop a broad understanding of the fundamental physical and dynamic processes governing the motions and behavior of the atmosphere as a fluid system. You will take basic courses in chemistry, physics and mathematics as you build a foundation on which your meteorology major is built. You will also be encouraged to develop a strong area of emphasis to go with your meteorology degree. These range from speech if you are interested in a broadcast career to computer science or mathematics if you want to attend graduate school to chemical engineering if you want to go into private consulting. If a broadcast meteorology career is what you seek, then you should take advantage of "Cys Eyes on the Skies," the longest running program on ISU TV. Student meteorologists prepare their own forecasts and become on-air personalities on the twice-a-week show. And while we don't have a formal class that chases tornadoes, experienced storm chasers from the student chapter of the American Meteorological Society will lead groups out on occasion. Student OrganizationsIowa State's student chapter of the American Meteorological Society has been one of the best student chapters in the nation. In fact in 2006, the group was named the top group in the country. The AMS chapter was selected because of the large number of activities they plan on a yearly basis. The group coordinates a local weather forecasting contest among its members, travels to weather-related locales throughout the country, produces "Cy's Eyes on the Skies" local weather show and regularly brings Des Moines and Cedar Rapids meteorologists to campus. Career OpportunitiesRecent meteorology graduates have gone onto graduate school and professional programs or moved directly into professional positions including
ScholarshipsThe College of Liberal Arts and Sciences also offers a wide variety of scholarships for both incoming and continuing undergraduates. More information on the scholarships is available on-line at www.discoverlas.com/scholarships.shtml.  
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