THE UNIVERSITY OF Oklahoma (OU), located in Norman, was founded in 1890. The university confers bachelors, masters, doctoral, and professional degrees in a variety of academic and professional disciplines. The university is home to the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, containing the School of Meteorology and the Department of Geography.

The School of Meteorology will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in 2010. The school is housed in the National Weather Center building, which also is home to 12 academic, research, and operational meteorology organizations. With over 320 undergraduate and 80 graduate students, OU has the largest meteorology program in the United States, and the department offers a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology degree or a Professional Meteorology master s degree. Undergraduate students also have the opportunity ...