Astronomy Minor

Program Requirements

Required Courses (3 credit hours)
GES 131INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY3
Electives (15 credit hours)
Select one of the following options:15
Elective Option 1
MODERN SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY
STELLAR AND GALACTIC ASTRONOMY
METHODS OF OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
PLANETARIUM SEMINAR
Elective Option 2
Three courses from the list above AND an approved sequence in Physics, either PHY 107/PHY 108 (6 credit hours) or PHY 111/PHY 112 (8 credit hours). Note: a single Physics course cannot be applied to the minor.
Total Credit Hours18