Class Percentile 120+: Generally directly admitted : May be admitted, but will receive enhanced advising Less than 100: May not be admitted, require further educating that Missouri S&T doesn’t offer

History University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy was founded in 1870 First technological institute west of the Mississippi River Early curricula started as teaching the mining industry

History cont. By 1920’s, classes included mining, chemistry, physics, metallurgy, math, geology, and several types of engineering – Types of engineering included mechanical, civil, electrical, and chemical The school expanded slowly in the first 50 years

History cont. At the start of WWII, the demands for engineering increased, raising the college admissions The school changed from a mining school to a technological school during this time It changed to University of Missouri at Rolla Name changed to Missouri University of Science and Technology

Atmospheric Science An introductory class designed to acquaint engineering and science students with the fundamentals of atmospheric sciences. Main topics include the following: atmospheric aerodynamics, synoptic scale disturbances, atmospheric aerosols, atmospheric electricity, and radiative transfer.

Atmospheric Science cont. Course Requirements: Mechanical engineering (221 or 227), or Chemical Engineering 141, or Chemistry 241, or Physics 311 Lecture time: 3.0 hours