B.A. in Astronomy

The Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy provides a traditional liberal arts education with a solid set of core courses in astronomy.

Please refer to the BA Astronomy Planner for a suggested sequence of courses.
Note that many courses are offered only in the fall or only in the spring.

Astronomy requirements:

• Each of:

  PHY 1420   General Physics I

  PHY 1430   General Physics II

  PHY 2350   Modern Physics

  PHY 2360   Mathematical and Computational Physics

  PHY 2455   Foundations of Astronomy

  PHY 3320   Intermediate Classical Mechanics

  PHY 3350   Topics in Astronomy

  PHY 3455   Observational Astronomy

  PHY 4150   Instructional Observing

  PHY 4350   Introduction to Stellar Structure and Evolution

  PHY 4351   Introduction to Modern Cosmology

  PHY 4001   Exit Exam

Other requirements:

(Each course must apply to a major in its department.)

• Chemistry (three semester hours)
• Computer science (three semester hours)
• MTH 1321, 1322, 2311, 2321, 3325, and 3326