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Program checklist · BA

Astronomy, BA

Syracuse University · Syracuse, 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
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
40.0801
Credits (computed from items)
56
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196413
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196413_a15f6cc8
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Description

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    Program Requirements

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      The Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy consists of 11 to 14 credits of lower-division courses and 18 credits of upper-division courses.

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        Required Lower-Division Courses

        4 items
        1. PHY 215
          3
        2. PHY 216
          3
        3. PHY 225
          2
        4. PHY 226
          2

        AND

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          One course from the following

          2 items
          1. AST 101
            4
          2. AST 104
            4

          NOTE: Students declaring an Astronomy B.A. after having successfully completed PHY 211, PHY 221, PHY 212, and PHY 222 are not required to take PHY 215, PHY 225, PHY 216, and PHY 226.

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            A student may substitute another AST course numbered 300 or higher for the (AST 101 or AST 104) requirement.

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              18 credits of upper-division physics and astronomy courses are required:

              1 item
              1. PHY 306
                3

              AND

              1 item
              1. AST 317
                Modern Astrophysics
                or: PHY 317 Modern Astrophysics
                3

              AND

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                4 credits of laboratory courses from the following list:

                6 items
                1. PHY 365
                  2
                2. PHY 366
                  2
                3. PHY 443
                  4
                4. PHY 467
                  4
                5. AST 465
                  4
                6. PHY 465
                  4

                AND

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                  One course from the following:

                  4 items
                  1. AST 312
                    Relativity, Black Holes, and the Big Bang
                    or: PHY 312 Relativity, Black Holes, and the Big Bang
                    3
                  2. AST 319
                    Introduction to Astrobiology
                    or: PHY 319 Introduction to Astrobiology
                    3
                  3. PHY 517
                    3
                  4. PHY 585
                    3

                  The remaining 5 credits must be completed with AST or PHY courses numbered 300 or above. By petition, courses from other colleges or departments covering similar topics to either a required or elective AST/PHY course may also be counted toward the major.

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                    Source. Syracuse University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://coursecatalog.syracuse.edu/undergraduate/arts-sciences/astronomy-ba/. Captured page pages/0593.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.