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Program checklist · Astrophysics, BS Major in

Astrophysics, BS Major in

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

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Program
Award
Astrophysics, BS Major in
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.1101
Total credits (published)
124
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_d1562e43
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. Total Semester Hours: at least 124

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    2. Residence Requirements

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      3. General Requirements 18 s.h.

      4 items
      1. Six semester hours of humanities distribution courses.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Six semester hours in social science distribution courses.
        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

      4. Major Requirements: 49 s.h.

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        A. Astronomy and Physics Requirements 22 s.h.

        13 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. ASTR 190
          Independent Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PHYS 011A
          (NS) General Physics Semester Hours: 4
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PHYS 011B
          (NS) General 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
        8. PHYS 104
          Electricity and Magnetism Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        9. PHYS 118A
          Modern Physics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        10. PHYS 121
          Intermediate Physics Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
          Not resolved to a course
        11. PHYS 125
          Introduction to Astrophysics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        12. PHYS 126
          Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        13. PHYS 140
          Mechanics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course

        B. Mathematics Requirements - 15 s.h.

        4 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
        3. MATH 073
          (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Semester Hours: 4
          Not resolved to a course
        4. MATH 131
          (MA) Elementary Differential Equations Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course

        C. Astronomy Elective Courses at least 6 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

        D. Physics Elective Course List: 6 s.h.

        4 items
        1. PHYS 135
          Optics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        2. PHYS 136
          Statistical Mechanics With Thermodynamics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        3. PHYS 141
          Introduction to Theoretical Physics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PHYS 159
          Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Semester Hours: 3
          Not resolved to a course

        Complete BS Requirements

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          Source. Hofstra University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin — https://bulletin.hofstra.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=147&poid=34004&returnto=28222. Captured page pages/0195.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.