A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Minor
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- For students of the sciences interested in the stars and seeking to acquire a minor expertise with a cosmic perspective, the Physics Department offers a Minor in Astrophysics. Candidates for the Minor complete two units of work, with one unit of Astrophysics courses, and one unit of recommended background courses consisting of: 1/3 unit of mechanics, 1/3 unit of electromagnetism and 1/3 unit of quantum mechanics.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 168421
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_168421_10928613
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Astrophysics Courses:
18 items
- 1/3
- As published: “Solar Systems”1/3
- PH 2550/AE 2550Atmospheric and Space EnvironmentsNot resolved to a course1/3
- 3/3
- 1/3
- 1/3
- As published: “Intermediate Mechanics II”1/3
- PH 4201Advanced Classical MechanicsNot resolved to a course1/3
- PH 4201/PH 511Advanced Classical MechanicsNot resolved to a course1/3
- As published: “Advanced Electromagnetic Theory”1/3
- 1/3
- 1/3
- 1/3
- 1/3
- As published: “Quantum Mechanics I”1/3
- 1/3
- As published: “Quantum Mechanics I”1/3
- 1/3
Source. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://wpi.cleancatalog.net/physics/astrophysics-minor. Captured page pages/0287.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.