Astrophysics Concentration

The Physics BS, Astrophysics Concentration is designed for students who wish to pursue graduate study in Astronomy or Astrophysics. It shares the Physics BS major core but replaces 18 hours of major guided electives with defined coursework in ASTR.

General Education Core

	Credit Hours
see General Education	41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement	1

Major Core Requirements

Lower Division Courses

CSCI 2000 - Programming for STEM 4
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4
MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4
MATH 2110 - Calculus III 4
PHYS 2110 - University Physics I 3 / PHYS 2011 1 (lab)
PHYS 2120 - University Physics II 3 / PHYS 2121 1 (lab)

Total Hours 24

Upper Division Courses

MATH 3120 - Differential Equations I 3
PHYS 3000 - Introduction to Modern Physics 3
ENGR 3003 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics I 2
ENGR 3004 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics II 2
ENGR 3005 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics III 2
PHYS 3040 - Experimental Methods 2 / PHYS 3041 2 (lab)
PHYS 3250 - Topics in Relativity 1
PHYS 3610 - Classical Mechanics I 3
PHYS 3630 - Electricity and Magnetism I 3
PHYS 3701 - Advanced Lab 2
PHYS 3800 - Quantum Mechanics I 3
PHYS 4000 - Computational Physics 3 / PHYS 4001 1 (lab)
PHYS 4050 - Seminar 1 (course to be taken 3 times)
PHYS 4990 - Capstone 1

Total Hours 36

Total Hours 60

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Courses

ASTR 1010 - Planetary Astronomy 3 / ASTR 1011 1 (lab)
ASTR 1020 - Stellar Astronomy 3 / ASTR 1021 1 (lab)

Astrophysics Concentration

General Education Core

Major Core Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 24

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 36

Total Hours 60

Concentration Requirements

Lower Division Courses

Total Hours 8

Upper Division Courses

Total Hours 10

Total Program Hours 120