Minor Course Requirements
(6 Courses Required, 18 credit minimum)
APS Minor Requirements Flowchart
Elementary Course Work (Maximum听of 2听Courses)
- ASTR 1030 Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 1听(Solar System)1
- ASTR 1040 Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 2 (Stars & Galaxies)1
- ASTR 2000 Ancient Astronomies of the World
- ASTR 2010 Modern Cosmology - Origin and Structure of the Universe
- ASTR 2020 Introduction to Space Astronomy
- ASTR 2030 Black Holes
- ASTR 2040 Life in the Universe
- ASTR/ASEN 2500 Gateway to Space
- ASTR 2600 Computational Techniques
1 Or ASTR 1010 and/or ASTR 1020 with permission听
Intermediate听Course Work:
- ASTR 2100 Fundamental Concepts in Astrophysics
- If you plan to take Calculus 3 (MATH 2400 or APPM 2350), then you should replace ASTR 2100 with an additional ASTR class (either upper division or lower division).听
- Note: 听Some upper division ASTR courses require a prerequisite of Modern Physics (PHYS 2130 or PHYS 2170) or ASTR 2100. We recommend discussing the classes you are interested in with an ASTR advisor so you can plan accordingly. 听
Advanced Course Work (Minimum听of 3 Courses (9 credits minimum)):
Two courses from one upper-level course sequence:
- Planetary Sequence: ASTR 3720 Planets & Their Atmospheres AND ASTR 3750 Planets, Moons, & Rings
- OR
- Astrophysics Sequence: ASTR 3730 Stellar & Interstellar; ASTR 3830 Galactic & Extragalactic
Plus 1 course from the following:
- ASTR 3510 Observations & Instrumentation 1 (with instructor permission)
- ASTR 3520 Observations & Instrumentation 2
- ASTR 3560 Astronomical Instrumentation Laboratory
- ASTR 3710 Formation & Dynamics of Planetary Systems
- ASTR 3720 Planets and Their Atmospheres
- ASTR 3730 Astrophysics 1
- ASTR 3740 Cosmology and Relativity
- ASTR 3750 Planets, Moons and Rings
- ASTR 3760 Solar and Space Physics
- ASTR 3800听Introduction to Scientific Data Analysis and Computing
- ASTR 3830 Astrophysics 2
- ASTR 4330 Cosmochemistry
- ATOC 4720 Introduction to Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics
- ASTR 4840 Independent Research