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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 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  and PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I   PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II  and PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II  
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry  and CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory    CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers  
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A  or MATH 231  and MATH 232   MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B   
First Year Seminar  ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition  
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) Breadth Requirement (1/9)
Credits: 17 Credits: 17
Second Year
PHYS Elective (PHYS 211  recommended) PHYS Elective 300-level or higher (2/5) (PHYS 309  recommended)
PHYS Elective 300-level or higher (1/5) (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 (3/9) 
Breadth Requirement (2/9) Breadth Requirement (4/9) 
Credits: 16 Credits: 15
Third Year
PHYS Elective 300-level or higher (3/5) (PHYS 468  recommended- satisfies DLE and Capstone requirements)  PHYS Elective 300-level or higher (4/5) (PHYS 313  recommended)
PHYS Elective Breadth Requirement (7/9) (Second Writing Requirement)
Multicultural Requirement (1/1) 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   PHYS Elective 300-level or higher (5/5) (PHYS 480  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: 15 Credits: 15
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.