Courses and Academics

For comprehensive and up-to-date course offerings, check the schedule of classes published by the Office of the Registrar. To browse the course listings in Wolverine Access:

1. Click "Students" > "Student Business"

2. Log in

3. Click the "Class Search/Browse Catalog" tile

   1. If you know course number, use the "Class Search" option to find open sections. Remember to check "Include Independent Study Classes" if you are looking for (pre) candidate dissertation research.

   2. Use "Class Search by School/College" to narrow down the course catalog by school, then subject. CLaSP courses are typically found under "Engineering" > "CLIMATE" or "SPACE".

   3. Use "Browse Course Catalog" to see all the courses that should be available in a particular subject. Many of these options are offered infrequently.

Step-by-step instructions to register for a course.

Full-time graduate study is 9 credits for pre-candidates, 8 credits for candidates, but this may be reduced by a student appointment. For PhD students and international students, student services and financial aid may depend on when and how many credits you have enrolled in. PhD students who have advanced to candidacy are not required to take formal courses, and there are restrictions on how frequently a PhD candidate can take regular courses.

CLaSP Courses

See the CoE CLaSP course bulletin for an exhaustive list of courses with descriptions and prerequisites. The department website lists program requirements for the PhD and the Masters of Engineering programs in Applied Climate and Space Engineering.

Certificates and Dual-Degree Programs

CLaSP students engage in highly interdisciplinary and broadly applied research which can benefit from programs in science policy, computing, and data science. The University of Michigan offers several certificates and dual-degree programs that CLaSP students use to build complementary skill sets and demonstrate mastery beyond the normal scope of the Climate and Space grad program.

Other Relevant Courses

AEROSP

• 523 Computational Fluid Dynamics

EECS

• 490 Programming Languages

NERS

• 571 Plasma Physics

Independent Study

Candidates must enroll in CLIMATE 995 each term. Pre-candidates may wish to bulk out their schedule by taking CLIMATE 990 credits. In either case, here are step-by-step directions to register for independent study credits:

1. Go to Wolverine Access

2. Click "Class Search/Browse Catalog"

3. Click "Search by School/College"

4. Click "Engineering"

5. Check "Include Independent Study"

6. Click "Climate"

7. Scroll alllll the way down to "CLIMATE 995 - Diss-Cand" or "CLIMATE 990 - Diss-Precand" and find your advisor's section

   • Your advisor may not have a section. Email our admin in charge of course scheduling to get one set up.

8. Use your advisor's section number to enroll as usual

   • Your candidacy might not have been processed. It's a prerequisite to enroll in 995. Email one of our admins in charge of student services to get that expedited.