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Prescott Campus - College of Aviation

Meteorology Department

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Minor in Aviation Weather

The minor in Aviation Weather introduces the student pilot to the myriad of weather products provided to the aviation community by commercial vendors and government agencies around the world. Students will learn about flying weather over the seven continents as well as how to recognize atmospheric conditions that favor the development of convective storms and other weather hazards to aviation. Requires 15 hours of weather courses.

Course	Title	Credits
WX 201	Meteorology I	3
WX 261	Aviation Climates of the World	3
WX 352	Meteorology II	3
WX 362	Advanced Meteorology	3
WX 363	The Thunderstorm and Its Environment	3
WX 364	Weather Information Available to Aircrews	3
WX 365	Satellite and Radar Weather Interpretation	3