Astronomy Minor

Physics Sequence I:

PHYS 201 — Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 201A — Elementary Physics I Laboratory

1

PHYS 202 — Elementary Physics II

3

PHYS 202A — Elementary Physics II Laboratory or

1

Physics Sequence II:

PHYS 231 — Engineering Physics I

4

PHYS 231A — Engineering Physics I Laboratory

1

PHYS 232 — Engineering Physics II

4

PHYS 232A — Engineering Physics II Laboratory

1

Core Physics Requirement

8-10

ASTR 111 — Planetary Science and the Sky

3

ASTR 112 —Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

3

ASTR 311 — Astrophysics I: Stars and Stellar Evolution

3

ASTR 312 — Astrophysics II: Galaxies and Cosmology

3

Astronomy and Astrophysics Requirement

12

Supplemental Requirement (Minimum of one course)*

GEOS 303 — Planetary Geology

3

ITEC 444 — Satellite Communications

3

PHYS 324 — Radio Astronomy

3

PHYS 350 — Nuclear Science

3

PHYS 399 — Special Topics in Astrophysics

3

PHYS 412 — Light & Physical Optics

3

Supplemental Requirement

3

*Physics majors will take eight additional hours from the supplemental requirement list to substitute for the physics core required.

Total Requirement

23-25