Minor Course Requirements

Minor Course Requirements (6 Courses Required)

ASTR 1030/1040 Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 1 & 2 (Solar System / Stars & Galaxies) or (with permission) ASTR 1010/1020 Introductory Astronomy 1 & 2 .
ASTR 2000 Ancient Astronomies of the World
ASTR 2010 Modern Cosmology - Origin and Structure of the Universe
ASTR 2020 Introduction to Space Astronomy
ASTR 2030 Black Holes
ASTR 2040 Life in the Universe
ASTR 2100 Fundamental Concepts in Astrophysics
ASTR/ASEN 2500 Gateway to Space
ASTR 2600 Computational Techniques

Planetary Sequence: ASTR 3720 Planets & Their Atmospheres AND ASTR 3750 Planets, Moons, & Rings
OR
Astrophysics Sequence: ASTR 3730 Stellar & Interstellar; ASTR 3830 Galactic & Extragalactic

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