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Major in Astronomy

State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, 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
Major in Astronomy
CIP
40.1101
Total credits (published)
50
Catalog edition
2025-2026 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Major in Physics Minor in Astronomy Minor in Physics General Studies Honors Program Academic Policies Course Descriptions Archives Print Options (50 credits) The following revised major plan will be effective for students who declare in or after fall 2026. Plan of Study Grid Code Title Credits
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196176
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196176_47b1b1e6
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Required Astronomy Courses (10 Credits)

4 items
  1. PHY 105
    New Physics & Astronomy Student Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  2. PHY 205
    3
  3. PHY 340
    Introduction to Astrophysics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PHY 341
    Observational Astronomy
    Not resolved to a course
    3

Elective Astronomy Courses (9 Credits)

Select 9 credits from the following: · electives · 4 items
  1. Select 9 credits from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    9
  2. PHY 342
    Planetarium Operation
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PHY 344
    Life in the Universe
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHY 345
    Galaxies and Cosmology
    Not resolved to a course

Other courses by advisement

0 items

    Physics Courses (15 Credits)

    5 items
    1. PHY201& PHY211
      General Physics 1and Physics 1 Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. PHY202& PHY212
      General Physics 2and General Physics 2 Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. PHY 306
      Mechanics 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. PHY 308
      Modern Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. PHY 324
      Optics Lab for Astronomers
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Cognate Courses (16 Credits)

    4 items
    1. CHE201& CHE211
      General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. CHE202& CHE212
      General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. MAT 251
      4
    4. MAT 252
      4
    Source. State University of New York at New Paltz, catalog 2025-2026 Catalog — https://catalog.newpaltz.edu/undergraduate/school-science-engineering/physics-astronomy/major-astronomy/. Captured page pages/0317.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.