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
- CIP
- 40.0201
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Students will study the breadth of Astronomy, including the following topics: nature and evolution of stars; astrobiology and astrochemistry; supernova; white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; galaxies, quasars, and dark matter; large scale structure of the universe; the Big Bang; and dark energy.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 168430
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_168430_bb58c1ad
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
18 total credits from required courses and electives:
electives · 11 items
- Required CoursesNot resolved to a course4-7
- or: PY-410 Independent Study: Physicsor: PY-415 Advanced Physics-Astronomy Research and Fieldwork3-4
- ElectivesNot resolved to a course11-14
- or: PY-241 Physics I (Mechanics)
- or: PY-242 Physics II ( Electricity, Magnetism and Optics )
- As published: “Selected Topics in Physics (approved Astronomy-based class)”1-6
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