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 Admission Requirements
- The minor is not open to Physics majors with an Astronomy specialization.
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.
Required Courses (10 Credit Hours)
- AST 2002 and PHY 2048C are required. In addition, one of two AST practical courses (AST4700 and AST 4762C) is required.
- AST 2002 - Astronomy Credit Hours: 3
- PHY 2048C - General Physics Using Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
- One of the following two courses
- AST 4700 - Experimental Methods in Astronomy Credit Hours: 3
- AST 4762C - Astronomical Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Restricted Electives (9 Credit Hours)
3 courses are required from upper division AST courses.
- AST 3114 - Space Weather in the Solar System Credit Hours: 3
- AST 3211 - Stellar Astrophysics Credit Hours: 3
- AST 3402 - Galaxies and Cosmology Credit Hours: 3
- AST 4152 - Planetary Geophysics Credit Hours: 3
- AST 4142 - Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites Credit Hours: 3
- AST 4700 - Experimental Methods in Astronomy Credit Hours: 3
- AST 4912 Directed Independent Research
- AST 4762C - Astronomical Data Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Foreign Language Requirements
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 19
Other 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.
