Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Minor

 

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Minor Requirements

A minimum of 18 credits, distributed as follows:

Core course

GEOL 203

Planetology

3

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

CHEM 107	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 108	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 109	Acceler Gen Chem-With 3 Hr Lab	4
GEOL 107	Physical Geo-With 2 Hr Lab	4
GEOL 109	Global Envir-With 2 Hr Lab	4
GEOL 208	Historical Geology	4
PHYS 201	General Physics I	3
PHYS 202	General Physics II	3
PHYS 140	Principles of Physics I	3
PHYS 141	Principles of Physics II	3

One of the following two courses:

PHYS 165	Search 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 163	General Astronomy	3
PHYS 121	Astronomy With 2 Hr Lab	4

One semester of the following seminar:

PHYS 112

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences Seminar

At least one of the following courses:

PHYS 344	Astrophysics	3
GEOL 490	Senior Project	4
CHEM 490	Senior Thesis Research	6 total - 1 (Fall), 4 (Jan.), and 1 (Spring)
PHYS 490	Senior Project	3

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