Degree Requirements

Catalog:  Fall Semester 2009

Physics and Astronomy - Emphasis in Astronomy (77 Credits)
 Department: Physics and Astronomy

 Core Requirements (39 Credits)

 Students must complete the course requirements listed as "Core Requirements" under the B.S. Degree in Physics.


Requirements (15 Credits)

AST 102 Solar System Astronomy (3)
AST 104 Stellar Astronomy (3)
AST 365 Cosmology (3)
AST 380 Celestial Mechanics (3)
AST 410 Astrophysics (3)

Restricted Electives (4 Credits)

 In addition to the courses listed above, students must earn an additional 4 credits from these courses:

AST 350 Astronomical Image Processing (1)
AST 360 Planetary Science (3)
PHYS 312 Analog Electronics (3)
PHYS 469 Internship (1-12)

Related Requirements (19 Credits)

 Students who fulfill the Mathematics requirements listed below at MSUM are also required to take Math 260, Computer Calculus (1 credit). Math 260 may be taken concurrently with any course in the Calculus series (Math 261, 262, 323); students are encouraged to take Math 260 with Math 261.

ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing (4)
MATH 261 Calculus I (4)
MATH 262 Calculus II (4)
MATH 323 Multi-Variable and Vector Calculus (4)
MATH 366 Differential Equations (3)

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