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WEATHER TECHNOLOGY (8FYY)
Occupational Specialty 1W0X1, 1W0X2
Exam Matrix
Goals and Learning Outcomes
| Degree Requirements |
| The journeyman (5) level must be held at the time of program completion. |
| Technical Education |
| (24 semester hours) A minimum of 12 SHs of technical core subjects or courses
must be applied and the remaining semester hours applied from technical core
or technical elective subjects or courses. Requests to substitute comparable
courses or to exceed specified semester hour values in any subject or course
must be approved in advance. See Technical Education Requirement. |
| Technical Core |
Max Sem Hours |
| CCAF Internship |
18 |
| Climatology |
6 |
| Dynamic Meteorology |
6 |
| Operational Weather Forecasting |
16 |
| Physical Meteorology |
18 |
| Plotting Weather Maps and Charts |
12 |
| Satellite Meteorology |
6 |
| Synoptic Meteorology |
12 |
| Weather Instruments and Observations |
18 |
| Weather Prognosis Techniques |
16 |
| Weather Radar Interpretation |
6 |
| Weather Station Operation |
12 |
| Technical Electives |
Max Sem Hours |
| Algebra-Based Physics |
4 |
| Astronomy |
3 |
| Briefing Techniques |
3 |
| College Algebra or higher-level Mathematics |
6 |
| Computer Science |
6 |
| General Chemistry |
4 |
| Physical Geography |
3 |
| Technical Writing |
3 |
| Thermodynamics |
3 |
| Tropical Meteorology |
6 |
| Upper Air Measurement |
6 |
| Leadership, Management & Military Studies |
| (6 semester hours) Professional military education, civilian management courses accepted in transfer and/or by testing credit. Click here. |
| Physical Education (4 Semester Hours) |
| General Education |
| (15 semester hours) Applicable courses must meet the criteria for application of courses to the general education requirement and agree with the definitions of applicable courses starting here. |
| Subject/Courses |
Sem Hours |
| Oral Communication |
3 |
| Speech |
| Written Communication |
3 |
| English Composition |
| Mathematics |
3 |
| Intermediate algebra or a college-level mathematics course satisfying delivering institution's mathematics graduation requirement-if an acceptable mathematics course applies as technical or program elective, you may substitute a natural science course for mathematics. |
| Social Science |
3 |
| Anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, government, history, political science, psychology, sociology |
| Humanities |
3 |
| Fine arts (criticism, appreciation, historical significance), foreign language, literature, philosophy, religion |
| Program Electives |
| (15 semester hours) Courses applying to technical education, LMMS or general education requirements; natural science courses meeting general education requirement application criteria; foreign language credit earned at Defense Language Institute or through Defense Language Proficiency Test; maximum 9 SHs of CCAF degree-applicable technical course credit otherwise not applicable to program of enrollment. |
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