Required courses (20 credit hours)

Required courses: All students in the minor must take the 12-credit introductory general physics sequence:

• PHYS 151: Fundamentals of Physics I (recommended) or PHYS 141 General Physics I
• PHYS 152: Fundamentals of Physics II (recommended) or PHYS 142 General Physics II
• PHYS 251: Fundamentals of Physics III

In addition, students must take the following two upper-level courses:

• PHYS391: Astrophysics
• PHYS392: Cosmology

Elective Courses (4 credit hours)

Students must take one of the two Astronomy courses:

• ASTR154: Solar System Astronomy
• ASTR155: Stellar Astronomy and Cosmology

Students should note that most upper-level physics courses have prerequisite or co-requisite mathematics courses that also must be taken. Students should also note that not all of the upper-level courses listed here will be offered every year.

Minimum Grade and GPA Requirements 

Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA within the minor.

Physics Majors

Students majoring in either concentration of the Physics major may also minor in
Astrophysics, but cannot use PHYS391: Astrophysics or PHYS392: Cosmology to satisfy the upper-level elective requirements of the Physics major if they do so.