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2022-2023 College Catalog

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Minor

 

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Minor Requirements

A minimum of 18 credits, distributed as follows:

Core course

GEOL 203Planetology

3

At least one, but no more than two, of the following courses:

CHEM 107General Chemistry I

3
CHEM 108General Chemistry II

3
CHEM 109Acceler Gen Chem-With 3 Hr Lab

4
GEOL 107Physical Geo-With 2 Hr Lab

4
GEOL 109Global Envir-With 2 Hr Lab

4
GEOL 208Historical Geology

4
PHYS 201General Physics I

3
PHYS 202General Physics II

3
PHYS 140 Principles of Physics I

3
PHYS 141Principles of Physics II

3

One of the following two courses:

PHYS 165Search for Life in the Universe Exoplanets

3
Any 3 credit course with an astronomy/planetary emphasis approved by the Program faculty

One of the following two courses:

PHYS 163General Astronomy

3
PHYS 121Astronomy With 2 Hr Lab

4

One semester of the following seminar:

PHYS 112Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Seminar

At least one of the following courses:

PHYS 344Astrophysics

3
GEOL 490Senior Project

4
CHEM 490Senior Thesis Research

6 total - 1 (Fall), 4 (Jan.), and 1 (Spring)
PHYS 490Senior Project

3

GEOL 490, CHEM 490 and PHYS 490: Astronomy/Planetology theme