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