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Program checklist · Astronomy, BA Major in

Astronomy, BA Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
Astronomy, BA Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Total credits (published)
124
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
In recent decades, astrophysics has undergone rapid advancement due to breakthroughs in observational technology, data analysis, and computational modeling. A BA in Astronomy will prepare a student for a career as an educator, outreach coordinator, science educator or planetarium director at science centers and museums, science communicator, public outreach officer, research assistant at a telescope facility, data analyst or data visualization specialist, or data scientist.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_27affa5e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

1. The Successful Completion of at Least 34 Semester Hours plus 18 hours of general requirements

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    2. General Requirements - 18 s.h.

    4 items
    1. Humanities requirement - Semester Hours - 6
      Not resolved to a course
    2. Social Sciences Requirement - Semester Hours - 6
      Not resolved to a course
    3. WSC 001
      Composition Semester Hours: 3-4
      Not resolved to a course
    4. WSC 002
      Composition Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    3. Residence Requirements

    0 items

      4. Major Requirements 49 s.h.

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        A. Astronomy and Physics Requirements - 22 s.h.

        11 items
        1. ASTR 127
          Planetary Astronomy Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ASTR 150 A-Z
          Special Topics in Astronomy Semester Hours: 1-3 (ASTR 150A - Observational Astronomy)
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PHYS 011A
          (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PHYS 011B
          (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PHYS 012A
          (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
          Not resolved to a course
        6. PHYS 012B
          (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
          Not resolved to a course
        7. PHYS 118A
          Modern Physics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        8. PHYS 121
          Intermediate Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
          Not resolved to a course
        9. PHYS 125
          Introduction to Astrophysics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        10. PHYS 126
          Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        11. Students may take ASTR 011 and ASTR 012 for liberal arts credit only. ASTR 011 cannot be substituted for ASTR 127 , and ASTR 012 cannot be substituted for PHYS 126 in the BA in Astronomy major.
          Not resolved to a course

        B. Mathematics Requirements - 8 s.h.

        2 items
        1. MATH 071
          (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Semester Hours: 4
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MATH 072
          (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Semester Hours: 4
          Not resolved to a course

        C. Astronomy Elective Courses - 3 s.h.

        4 items
        1. ASTR 031
          Frontiers of Astronomy: Black Holes, Pulsars, Supernovae and Quasars Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ASTR 145
          Astrobiology, Exoplanets, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ASTR 153
          Cosmology Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        4. ASTR 155
          Computational Astronomy Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course

        Complete BA Requirements

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          Source. Hofstra University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.hofstra.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=147&poid=34003&returnto=28222. Captured page pages/0194.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.