2024-2025 Catalog

Physics Major with an Astronomy Concentration

Requirements

Complete the requirements for either the A.B. or B.S. degree in Physics as noted above.

For the BS degree:

PHYS 304Observational Astronomy

PHYS 308Astrophysics

For the AB degree: The BS option or

PHYS 108Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies and the Big Bang

And

PHYS 304Observational Astronomy

Or

PHYS 104Astronomy: The Solar System

And

PHYS 308Astrophysics

In special circumstances, students who have taken advanced electrical and computer engineering or mechanical engineering courses in electromagnetic theory, electronics, dynamics, or thermodynamics may waive certain of these required courses with approval of the head of the physics department and the Student Affairs Committee.

Advanced courses from other science or engineering departments may be substituted for physics elective courses and up to two required physics courses with the approval of the head of the physics department and the Student Affairs Committee, when doing so will produce a coherent program of physics applied to an interdisciplinary field such as material science, biophysics, geophysics, etc.

This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found here