B.S. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

University Requirements

Completion of the University's Integrative Studies sequences and the First Year Writing course is required for each student. About 26-27 credits are required to satisfy the University requirements. Courses must be completed in each of the following areas:

(a)First Year Writing
This course may be completed in the first or second semester, but for astronomy/astrophysics majors the first semester suits scheduling the best, enabling the student to begin Physics, for example, in the second semester of the first year (after a semester of introductory calculus).

(b)Tier II Writing
For Astrophysics majors the Tier II writing requirement is satisfied by completing the senior thesis, which must be taken for two semesters.

(c)Integrative Studies in the Social Science
Two semesters or 8 credits are required. Either the sophomore year or the junior year would be suitable. It is also possible to take one 4 credit course each year.

(d)Integrative Studies in the Arts and Humanities
Two semesters or 8 credits are required. The junior and senior year are optimum times to include these courses in the program.

(e)Integrative Studies in Biological and Physical Science
This requirement is fulfilled by the College of Natural Science requirements.

(f)Capstone Synthesis All students must complete a Capstone Course(s) in the senior year which synthesizes the four-year experience. For Astrophysics majors the capstone requirement is satisfied by completing the senior thesis, which must be taken for two semesters.

 

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS

(a) Complete one course from the following list:

BS 110 Organisms and Populations
BS 111 Cells and Molecules
BOT 105 Plant Biology
ENT 205 Pests, Society and Environment
MPH 205 Allied Health Microbiology
PSL 250 Introductory Physiology

ZOL 141 Introductory Human Genetics

(b) Complete one sequence:

CEM 161 General Chemistry Lab I and
CEM 141/142 General Chemistry I &II

OR

CEM 161 General Chemistry Lab I and
CEM 151/152 Chemistry I & II

(c) Complete both courses:

MTH 132 Calculus I
MTH 133 Calculus II

(d) Complete one of the following courses:

PHY 183 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
PHY 183B Physics for Scientists and Engineers I, CBI
PHY 193H Honors Physics I - Mechanics

(e) Complete one of the following courses:

PHY 184 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
PHY 184B Physics for Scientists and Engineers II, CBI
PHY 294H Honors Physics II - Mechanics

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY REQUIREMENTS

1. Complete the University graduation requirements.

2. Complete the College of Natural Science B. S. degree requirements.

3. Complete the following Physics and Astronomy degree requirements.

(a) Complete all of the following courses:

AST 207 The Science of Astronomy )
AST 208 Planets and Telescopes
AST 304 Stars (offered every other year)
AST 308 Galaxies and Cosmology (offered every other year)
AST 410 Senior Thesis (2 semesters)

PHY 191 and 192 Introductory Physics Laboratory I & II
PHY 215 or 215B Thermodynamics and Modern Physics
PHY 321 Mechanics I
PHY 410 Thermal and Statistical Physics
PHY 481 Electricity and Magnetism I
PHY 471 Quantum Mechanics I

MTH 234 Multivariate Calculus
MTH 235 Differential Equations

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