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Program checklist · Ph.D.

Astrophysical Sciences and Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, 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
Ph.D.
Credential class
ceterms:DoctoralDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The doctoral program in astrophysical sciences and technology focuses on the underlying physics of phenomena beyond the Earth, and on the development of technologies, instruments, data analysis, and modeling techniques. You may select one of three tracks: astrophysics, astroinformatics and computational astrophysics (with the option of a concentration in general relativity), or astronomical instrumentation. The remaining course credits are comprised of specialty track courses and electives, including additional courses in astrophysics and a wide selection of courses offered in other RIT graduate programs, such as detector development, digital image processing, computational techniques, optics, and entrepreneurship, among others. You must pass a qualifying examination, which consists of completing and defending a master's-level research project, prior to embarking on the dissertation research project. All doctoral candidates must maintain continuous enrollment during the research phase of the program, in addition to spending at least one year (summer term excluded) in residence as full-time students to be eligible to receive the doctorate degree.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195003
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195003_933b23ba
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Observational Astrophysics

4 items
  1. ASTP 613
    Astronomical Observational Techniques and Instrumentation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ASTP 730
    Stellar Atmospheres & Evolution
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ASTP 740
    Galactic Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. ASTP 750
    Extragalactic Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Theoretical Astrophysics

4 items
  1. ASTP 612
    Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ASTP 618
    Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ASTP 619
    Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. ASTP 851
    Cosmology
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Gravitational Wave Astronomy

5 items
  1. ASTP 612
    Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ASTP 613
    Astronomical Observational Techniques and Instrumentation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ASTP 660
    Introduction to Relativity and Gravitation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. ASTP 730
    Stellar Atmospheres & Evolution
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. ASTP 740
    Galactic Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Numerical Relativity

6 items
  1. ASTP 612
    Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ASTP 618
    Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ASTP 619
    Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. ASTP 660
    Introduction to Relativity and Gravitation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. ASTP 720
    Computational Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    or: MATH-751 High-performance Computing for Mathematical Modeling
    3
  6. ASTP 861
    Advanced Relativity and Gravitation
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Instrumentation

3 items
  1. ASTP 613
    Astronomical Observational Techniques and Instrumentation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. IMGS 616
    Fourier Methods for Imaging
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PHYS 616
    Data Analysis for the Physical Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Astroinformatics

3 items
  1. ASTP 711
    Advanced Statistical Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ASTP 720
    Computational Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    or: MATH-751 High-performance Computing for Mathematical Modeling
    3
  3. PHYS 616
    Data Analysis for the Physical Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Electives

electives · 21 items
  1. ASTP 612
    Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. ASTP 613
    Astronomical Observational Techniques and Instrumentation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. ASTP 618
    Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. ASTP 619
    Fundamentals of Theoretical Astrophysics II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. ASTP 660
    Introduction to Relativity and Gravitation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. ASTP 711
    Advanced Statistical Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. ASTP 720
    Computational Methods for Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. ASTP 730
    Stellar Atmospheres & Evolution
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. ASTP 740
    Galactic Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. ASTP 750
    Extragalactic Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. ASTP 835
    High-Energy Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. ASTP 841
    The Interstellar Medium
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. ASTP 851
    Cosmology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. ASTP 861
    Advanced Relativity and Gravitation
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  15. IMGS 628
    Design and Fabrication of Solid State Cameras
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  16. MATH 602
    Numerical Analysis I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  17. MATH 751
    High-performance Computing for Mathematical Modeling
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  18. PHYS 611
    Classical Electrodynamics I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  19. PHYS 612
    Classical Electrodynamics II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  20. PHYS 614
    Quantum Theory
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  21. PHYS 616
    Data Analysis for the Physical Sciences
    Not resolved to a course
    3
Source. Rochester Institute of Technology, catalog 2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog — https://academiccatalog.rit.edu/programs/astrophysical-sciences-technology-phd/. Captured page pages/0071.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.