May 01, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog DRAFT

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog DRAFT [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Astronomy, B.A.

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Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 39+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Note:

*Upon completion of PHYS 101 with a grade of B or better and successful completion of MATH 120 , a student may transfer to PHYS 112 .
With department approval, completion with grades of at least “B” in PHYS 101 /PHYS 101L and PHYS 102 /PHYS 102L , together with MATH 120 and MATH 220 may be substituted for PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L and PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 157 /HONS 157L in lieu of PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L .
Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 158 /HONS 158L in lieu of PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .

Complete one of the following options:

Option 1 (3 credit hours)

PHYS 420 Senior Research (3)

Option 2 (6 credit hours)

Note:

Credit may not be applied for both the Senior Seminar and the Bachelor’s Essay.
With department approval, PHYS 499A and PHYS 499B may be substituted for PHYS 420 .

Complete an additional 12 credit hours

At least 6 credit hours must be selected from:

Select an additional 6 credit hours from the following:

Note:

*When not used to fulfill the other above requirements.

Math Requirement

Note:

Students may take MATH 118 and MATH 119 in lieu of MATH 120 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 115 in lieu of MATH 120 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 215 in lieu of MATH 220 .

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: HONS 115 , HONS 215 , MATH 118 , MATH 119 , MATH 120 , MATH 220

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