Astronomy Minor

Credit Hours: 18

Minor Requirements:

At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

Core courses:

Astronomy I (with laboratory) and II (with laboratory) or

one year of Honors Astronomy or

ASTR 206 Planetary Astronomy and ASTR 311 Stellar Astronomy

Electives:

ASTR 205	Intelligent Life in the Universe
ASTR 206	Planetary Astronomy†
ASTR 210	Black Holes in the Universe
ASTR 260	NASA Space Mission Design
ASTR 260L	NASA Space Mission Design Lab
ASTR 460L	NASA Space Mission Design Leadership Lab
ASTR 311	Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics†
ASTR 377	Experimental Astronomy
ASTR 410	Black Holes: Advanced Topics
ASTR 413	Astrophysics
GEOL 206	Planetary Geology
PHYS 101	Introductory Physics
PHYS 102	Introductory Physics
PHYS 111/111L	General Physics I (with laboratory)
PHYS 112/112L	General Physics II (with laboratory)
PHYS 298	Special Topics* (astronomy related topic)_
PHYS 301	Classical Mechanics
PHYS 340	Photonics
PHYS 390	Research*
PHYS 399	Tutorial*
PHYS 412	Special Topics*
PHYS 420	Senior Research*
PHYS 499	Bachelor's Essay*

*Must involve astronomy and must be approved by the astronomy minor program director.

†If not used as a core course.

NOTES:

1. A maximum of three courses may be at the 100 level.

2. Students may not receive credit for both PHYS 101 and 111, for both PHYS 102 and 112, or for both ASTR 129/130 and Honors Astronomy.

3. Students must notify the astronomy minor program director prior to graduation to receive credit for the minor on their transcript.