Astronomy Minor

The astronomy minor is designed to provide the basic fundamentals of modern astronomy by including survey courses as well as practical courses with a choice from a set of more detailed and in-depth upper-division courses.

Minor Requirements

• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
• Grades below "C" (2.0) in lower level courses are not accepted.
• At least 9 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF within the Department of Physics.

Prerequisite Courses

• Most courses for this minor will have prerequisites completed as a part of a student's GEP requirement, as general electives, or a student can enroll into courses with consent of instructor.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

10 Total Credits

• Complete all of the following
  • Complete the following:
    • AST2002 - Astronomy (3)
  • Earn at least 4 credits from the following course sets:
    • arrow_drop_down PHY 2048C
      • PHY2048C - General Physics Using Calculus I Studio (4)
    • arrow_drop_down PHY 2048 and 2048L
      • PHY2048 - General Physics Using Calculus I (3)
      • PHY2048L - General Physics Using Calculus I Laboratory (1)
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • AST4700 - Experimental Methods in Astronomy (3)
    • AST4762C - Astronomical Data Analysis (3)

Restricted Electives

9 Total Credits

• Earn at least 9 credits from the following types of courses: 3000-level or higher AST courses, including graduate course. AST 4912 Directed Research can be used for a maximum of 3 credits.

Grand Total Credits: 19

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 19Other Requirements

• Internship or Co-op credit cannot be used toward the minor.
• AST 4912 Directed Independent Research can only be used once toward the restricted electives for the minor.