The AMS Board of Meteorological and Oceanographic Education has been requested to revise the 1995 AMS statement on the bachelor's degree in atmospheric science. This revision was deemed necessary because of the rising importance of the private sector in meteorology. The BMOEU formed a sumcommittee to develop a revised statement. This paper will present the current status of the revised statement.
Although the statement outlines minimum requirements which are not particular to any career path, it is felt that students wishing to pursue a specific type of career should be aware that additional coursework may be helpful to them. The new statement contains short supplemental lists of courses which would be helpful to students interested in a couple of sample career paths