Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Physics and Astronomy


Astronomy BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
PHYS 169 - Perspectives on Physics and Astronomy   PHYS 133 - Introduction to Astronomy  or PHYS 144 - Concepts of the Universe  or PHYS 145 - Black Holes and Cosmic Evolution  
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I   PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II  
CHEM 103 /CHEM 133  or CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I   CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers  
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A   MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B   
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I   ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition  
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)  
Credits: 17 Credits: 17
Second Year
PHYS Elective (1/6) (PHYS 211  recommended) Physics Elective (3/6) (PHYS 311  recommended)
Physics Elective (2/6) (PHYS 310  recommended) PHYS 333 - Fundamentals of Astrophysics  
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C    Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (2/3) Breadth Requirement (2/9) 
Breadth Requirement (1/9) Breadth Requirement (3/9) 
Credits: 17 Credits: 16
Third Year
Physics Elective (4/6) (PHYS 468  recommended- satisfies DLE and Capstone requirements)  Physics Elective (5/6) (PHYS 309  recommended)
Multicultural Requirement (1/1) Breadth Requirement (7/9) (Second Writing Requirement)
Breadth Requirement (4/9) Breadth Requirement (8/9) 
Breadth Requirement (5/9) Breadth Requirement (9/9) 
Breadth Requirement (6/9) Free Elective (1/8)
Credits: 15 Credits: 16
Fourth Year
PHYS 469 - Observational Astronomy   Physics Elective (6/6) (PHYS 313  recommended) 
Free Elective (2/8) Free Elective (6/8)
Free Elective (3/8) Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (4/8) Free Elective (8/8)
Free Elective (5/8)  
Credits: 13 Credits: 13
Total Credits: 124

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit.  Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.