Astronomy Minor

Astronomy Minor Requirements

Astronomy and Physics Requirements

ASTR 125Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe

3

ASTR 112Introductory Astronomy

3

ASTR 311Astrophysics I: Stars and Stellar Evolution

3

ASTR 312Astrophysics II: Galaxies and Cosmology

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Track Requirements (Choose one)

Physics Track I

PHYS 201Elementary Physics I

3

PHYS 201AElementary Physics I Lab

1

PHYS 202Elementary Physics II

3

PHYS 202AElementary Physics II Lab

1

Physics Track II

PHYS 231Engineering Physics I

4

PHYS 231AEngineering Physics I Lab

1

PHYS 232Engineering Physics II

4

PHYS 232AEngineering Physics II Lab

1

Total Credit Hours:8-10

Supplemental Requirements (Minimum of one course)

Choose one course from the following:

ESS 303Planetary Geology

3

ITEC 444Satellite Communications

3

PHYS 324Principles of Radio Astronomy

3

PHYS 350Nuclear Science

4

PHYS 399Special Class

1-6

PHYS 412Light and Physical Optics

3

Total Credit Hours:3

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

Total Credit Hours: 23-25