ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES
Our purpose is to provide a world-class academic experience that promotes innovation and research, leading to advanced education and exciting careers in aviation, geography, environmental sustainability, meteorology, climate, geographic information science, and global environmental concerns.
MAJORS
Aviation:
- Air Traffic Management
- Aviation Management - Flying*
- Aviation Management - Non-Flying
- Professional Pilot - Airplane*
- Professional Pilot - Helicopter
Environmental Studies
Environmental Sustainability^
Geographic Information Science^
Geography^
Meteorology^
^These areas offer optional accelerated master's programs.
*Due to unprecedented market interest in the field of aviation, the OU School of Aviation has limited flying spots for fall 2026. High school seniors and transfer students interested in Professional Pilot - Airplane or Aviation Management - Flying concentrations for fall 2026 must apply to OU between August 1 and November 1. Additional steps are required, for more information, visit go2.ou.edu/aviation-flying
Professional Pilot - Helicopter does not have limited flying spots and is open to all students.
My experience in the College of AGS has been eye-opening. Everyone with whom I have interacted has been more than willing to help out someone in need and supportive of someone else’s accomplishments. I was unsure of what I wanted to do with my degree before I got here, but the experiences provided by the college, including career fairs, internships, and guest lecturers in different aspects of meteorology, have shown me how vast and important this field is in our society and opened my eyes to a career path that’s intrigued me to pursue.”
IVY JEFFRIES | OU Class of 2024
Major: Meteorology
From: Farmington Hills, Michigan
#1 NATIONALLY IN SEVERE STORM AND RADAR RESEARCH BY THE NUMBERS
3 ACADEMIC UNITS make up the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences
9 PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH UNITS for internships and jobs
7:1 STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO
COLLEGE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES
The UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA
THINGS TO KNOW
1
The School of Aviation within the College of AGS celebrates more than 75 years of flight training at OU Max Westheimer Airport, which was selected as Oklahoma’s Airport of the Year for 2021. Flying Magazine ranked OU as the top “university to consider when pursuing a degree in aviation.”
2
OU’s Research Campus, which houses the National Weather Center, the Radar Innovations Laboratory, and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center, was named Top Research Park of 2013 by the Association of Research Parks.
3
All AGS majors have access to state-of-the-art classrooms, computer labs, and research laboratory facilities in Sarkeys Energy Center, the National Weather Center, the Center for Spatial Analysis, the Radar Innovations Laboratory, and the Aviation North Campus.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Students who receive degrees from the OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences pursue careers such as:
• Air traffic controller
• Air ambulance pilot
• City planner
• Climatologist
• Commercial pilot
• Environmental consultant
• Environmental coordinator
• Emergency manager
• Geographer
• Geospatial analyst
• GIS specialist/technician
• Hydrologist
• Land mapping technologist
• Natural resource analyst
• Operational forecaster
• Research scientist
• Renewable energy specialist
• Sustainable developer
• TV meteorologist
… and more! Visit ou.edu/career to learn more about career opportunities for OU students.
4 The School of Aviation was selected as one of only four partner universities for the Destination 225 Program, which was developed to lead aspiring pilots to Southwest Airlines.
5 Degrees offered through AGS are very marketable because they address important issues for the planet’s future, such as applied geographic information systems, high-impact weather, renewable energy, and climate change, and the growing pilot and air traffic controller shortages.
CONTACT US
ou.edu/ags | (405) 325-3095 AGSAdvising@ou.edu | @OUAGS
