Astrophysics Minor

Astrophysics Minor Requirements

Core Requirements

ASTR 125Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe

3

ASTR 130Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology

3

ASTR 311Astrophysics I: Stars and Stellar Evolution

3

ASTR 312Astrophysics II: Galaxies and Cosmology

3

PHYS 231Engineering Physics I

4

PHYS 231AEngineering Physics I Lab

1

PHYS 232Engineering Physics II

4

PHYS 232AEngineering Physics II Lab

1

MATH 175Calculus I

4

MATH 275Calculus II

4

Total Credit Hours:30

Electives

Choose one course from the following:

ASTR 324Radio Astronomy

3

ASTR 399Special Topics

1-6

ASTR 403Astrophysical Instrumentation and Payloads

3

ASTR 431Space Plasma Physics

3

ASTR 460High Energy Astrophysics

3

ESS 303Planetary Geology

3

PHYS 350Nuclear Science

4

PHYS 399Special Class

1-6

PHYS 412Light and Physical Optics

3

Total Credit Hours:3-4

Total Credit Hours: 33-34

Note: Students in the Physics Area - Astrophysics Track may not add the Astrophysics minor to their program.