FALL SEMESTER		SPRING SEMESTER
Course	Credits	Course	Credits
ATL a	4	PHY 183 or 193H e	4 or 3
Biology b	4	PHY 191	1
MTH 132 c	3	MTH 133 c	4
CEM 151 or 141 d	4	CEM 152 or 142 d	3
CEM 161	1	ISS 2xx	4
Total Credits	16	Total Credits f	15 or 16

( ^a ) ATL is a first year writing course that every student must complete. For majors in astronomy/astrophysics the first semester of the first year is the best time to satisfy this requirement, enabling the student to begin physics i the second semester. Honors College students, e.g., who start physics with PHY 193 H (3 credits) in the Spring another 4 credit course, such as ISS 2xx shown above, may be added that second semester. In such cases there is a flexibility in scheduling and the student has a choice of taking ATL in the Fall or the Spring (taking the ISS 2xx in the Fall, for example).

( ^b ) All students in the College of Natural Science must complete one course in Biology to satisfy the University's integrative Studies requirements in General Science. An alternative track for satisfying this requirement for majors in astronomy and astrophysics includes a choice among several options of courses that are at a level which is more interesting to science majors and more at their skill level that the standard Integrative Studies courses in Biology that is designed for nonscience majors.

( ^c ) The calculus sequence MTH 132, MTH 133, MTH 234, MTH 235 are to be completed by an astronomy/astrophysics major in the first two years of the program. Students who begin the sequence in the first semester of the first year may also start the calculus-level physics sequence at the same time. However, our recommendation is that the begining student delay the introductory physics course until the second semester and complete the first year writing requirement and the biology requirement in the first semester. A student who does not start calculus until the Spring Semester (who begins with the 5 credit course, MTH 116, College Algerba) may still begin the introductory physics that same semester. That will enable the student to begin the first astronomy course in the Fall Semester of the Sophomore year. Students with exceptional math skills have honors courses available which may be taken in place of the above listed courses. A mathematics adviser should be consulted before a student enrolls in such honors courses.

( ^d ) With standard high school preparation a studnet normally completes the minimum Collgeg of Natural Science requirement in chemistry in the first year. CEM 151 and CEM 152, plus the laboratory course, CEM 161 will satisfy this College requirement. Students may also satisfy the requirement by completing the CEM 141 and CEM 142 sequence instead of CEM 151 and CEM 152. The 141-sequence is for engineering students and other students who do not expect to take additional chemistry courses. Students with a strong interest in chemistry have the option of satisfying the College requirement with the Honors Chemistry sequence, CEM 181 H and CEM 182 H, plus a laboratory course.

( ^e ) Instead of PHY 183 and 184, Astrophysics Majors who have good math skills and receive a grade of 3.5 or better in the calculus course in the Fall Semester, will be advised to enroll in the Honors course, PHY 193 H, in the Spring. The sequence PHY 193 H and 294 H is a higher level introductory sequence, covering various topics in more depth and with a greater reliance on calculus skills that the PHY 183 and PHY 184 sequence.

( ^f ) Students who do not wish to have two 16-credit semesters in the first year may wish to take only 12 or 13 credits in eh second semester. In such cases, it may be necessary to enroll for at least one summer semester to maintain the 15 credits per semester average necessary to graduate in four years.