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Astrophysics Minor

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Astrophysics Minor is intended primarily for students who intend to pursue a career in astronomy or astrophysics.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_a45f5d01
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements

2 items
  1. ASTR 2050
    Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. ASTR 4940
    Astronomy Independent Study
    Not resolved to a course
    1

And two courses from the following list

3 items
  1. ASTR 4120
    Observational Astronomy
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. ASTR 4220
    Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. ASTR 4240
    General Relativity
    Not resolved to a course
    or: PHYS 4240 - General Relativity
    4
Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10013&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0232.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.