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11 courses with the subject ASTR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ASTR 120The Solar System [C3PP]3

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 121Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology [C3PP]3

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 220General Astronomy I: The Night Sky, the Solar System and Stars3

Prerequisites: PHYS 140 or PHYS 240.

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 221General Astronomy II: Star Systems, the Interstellar Medium, and Cosmology4

Prerequisites: ASTR 220.

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 297Topics in Astronomy1-4

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit when course content changes.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 301Searching for Life in the Universe3

Prerequisites: ISCI 171 and ISCI 172.

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 320Astronomical Techniques3

Prerequisites: ASTR 220 and ASTR 221.

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 330Relativity4

Prerequisites: MATH 237 and PHYS 260, or permission of the instructor.

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 398Independent Study in Physics or Astronomy1-3

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 480Astrophysics3

Prerequisites: PHYS 340 and PHYS 380.

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

ASTR 498Undergraduate Research in Physics or Astronomy1-4

Subject: ASTR
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 4
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.jmu.edu

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