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Program checklist · Minor in

Astronomy, Minor in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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 in
Total credits (published)
18
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Return to: Majors and Minors Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18 A Minor in Astronomy consists of the successful completion of 18 semester hours of courses, distributed as follows: Six semester hours must be completed in residence.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_41cf2d27
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

a) ASTR

2 items
  1. ASTR 011
    (NS) The Solar System Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. ASTR 012
    (NS) Stars and Galaxies Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

b) PHYS

4 items
  1. PHYS 002A
    (NS) Elementary Physics Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. PHYS 002B
    (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PHYS 012A
    (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHYS 012B
    (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
    Not resolved to a course

c) Additional courses may be selected from

7 items
  1. ASTR 150 A-Z
    Special Topics in Astronomy Semester Hours: 1-3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. ASTR 031
    Frontiers of Astronomy: Black Holes, Pulsars, Supernovae and Quasars Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  3. GEOL 003
    (NS) Astrogeology Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHYS 002A
    (NS) Elementary Physics Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PHYS 002B
    (NS) Elementary Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
    Not resolved to a course
  6. PHYS 012A
    (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  7. PHYS 012B
    (NS) General Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
    Not resolved to a course
Source. Hofstra University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.hofstra.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=147&poid=32147&returnto=28222. Captured page pages/0363.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.