Courses offered through a geography or earth sciences department when it is clear that they are science based and the entire course deals with the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Correspondence courses that are accepted by accredited institutions toward a Bachelor of Science in the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. A minimum of two credits in each of four of the five areas is required. These core courses must include basic processes relevant to atmospheric or oceanic systems. Representation using calculus is desirable but not required, but such coverage must not be purely descriptive.
Similar comments apply to other such specific areas mentioned in the core requirements.
The requirements for three years of professional experience in the last five years can be fulfilled by experience that requires independent analysis, interpretation, and scientific judgement. It may not be fulfilled by experience that involves nothing more than routine observations or passing on information created by someone else.