About Atmospheric Physics, M.s. in University of Maryland Baltimore County

Students may choose between a thesis option MS degree or non-thesis option MS degree. A minimum of 30 credits is required for either option. At least 18 of these 30 credits must be taken at the 600-level or higher.

All students must complete the core curriculum of PHYS 621 (3 credits) and PHYS 622 (3 credits). These two core courses must be passed with a grade of "B−" or higher.  Students must also take two semesters of PHYS 698 (1 credit each).

Students selecting the thesis option MS must complete a further 16 credits of lecture coursework approved by the Graduate Program Director, and a minimum of 6 credits of PHYS 799 . In addition, students must write and defend a thesis before a Master's Thesis Examination Committee formed in accordance with Graduate School policies.

Students selecting the non-thesis option MS must complete a further 22 credits of lecture coursework approved by the Graduate Program Director, write a scholarly paper, and pass the written part of the Qualifying Exam at the MS level. The Qualifying Exam must be passed within the first two years of the program.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree 

English language requirements 

• IELTS : 6.5
• TOEFL : 80
• PTE : 53

University of Maryland Baltimore County Highlights

University of Maryland Baltimore County Cost of Attendance

The undergraduate tuition at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is as follows:

The following is the graduate tuition at the University of Maryland, Baltimore: