Astronomy B.S.

2006-2007 Degree Requirements Checklist

57 semester hours

1. Required Courses in Astronomy and Physics (48 semester hours)

SEM/YR	Grade	Course #	Course Title	Credits
		ASTR 180	Principles of Astronomy I	3
		ASTR 181	Principles of Astronomy II	3
		ASTR 250	Observational Astronomy	3
		ASTR 260	Computational Physics and Astronomy	3
		ASTR 350	Stellar Astrophysics	3
		ASTR 351	Galactic & Extragalactic Astrophysics	3
		ASTR 495A-495B	Seminar (2 semesters)	2
		PHYS 170,170L	General Physics I-Particles and Waves	5
		PHYS 171,171L	General Physics II-Electricity and Magnetism	5
		PHYS 270	General Physics III-Introduction to Modern Physics	3
		PHYS 271	General Physics IV-Classical Mechanics	3
		PHYS 331	Optics	3
9 semester hours from Physics or Astronomy, numbered 300 or greater, not including credits earned in ASTR 400 (Observatory Internship).

2. Required Courses in Mathematics (9 semester hours)

SEM/YR	Grade	Course #	Course Title	Credits
		MATH 231	Calculus III	3
		MATH 232	Calculus IV	3
		MATH 300	Ordinary Differential Equations	3

3. Additional Requirements

a. Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and 2.0 or better in every course in ASTR, PHYS, and MATH stipulated in Parts 1 and 2 above. Students should complete MATH 205 and MATH 206 with a grade of C or better.

b. Minimum total of 30 upper-division credits.

c. Hawaiian/Asian/Pacific Requirement

d. Writing Intensive (WI) course requirements

Revised11/27/2006