UTexas

Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Astronomy (BA)

First Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
M 408C (General Education)020, QR4M 408D (General Education)4Study Abroad (Opportunity) 
UGS 302 or 303 (Core)090, Wr3PHY 301 (Core, Major)030, QR3Internship (Opportunity) 
RHE 306 (Core)0103PHY 101L (Major)1 
Foreign Language (General Education)5Visual and Performing Arts (Core)0503 
 Foreign Language (General Education)5 
 15 16 0
Second Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
M 427J (Major)QR4PHY 315 (General Education/Major)QR3Study Abroad (Opportunity) 
PHY 316 (Core, Major)030, QR3PHY 115L (Major)1Internship (Opportunity) 
PHY 116L (Major)1Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core)0933 
U.S. History (Core)0603Foreign Language (General Education)3 
Foreign Language (General Education)3Free elective (Elective)3 
Free elective (Elective)2  
 16 13 0
Third Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
Upper-division AST course (Major)3Upper-division AST course (Major)3Study Abroad (Opportunity) 
Upper-division PHY course (Major)3Upper-division PHY course (Major)3Internship (Opportunity) 
Approved course (Major)3Approved course (Major)3 
U.S. History (Core)0603GOV 310L (Core)0703 
Free elective (Elective)3Upper-division elective (Elective)3 
 15 15 0
Fourth Year
First TermHoursSecond TermHoursSummer TermHours
Upper-division AST course (Major)3Upper-division AST course (Major)3(None) 
Upper-division AST or PHY course (Major)3E 316L, 316M, 316N, or 316P (Core)0403 
Social Science course (General Education)3Culture expression, human experience, and thought course (General Education)3 
GOV 312L (Core)0703Upper-division elective(Elective)3 
Upper-division elective (Elective)3Upper-division elective (Elective)3 
 May term (Opportunity)  
 15 15 0
Total credit hours: 120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 English Composition and Core Writing Flag; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

Skills and Experience FlagsWr Writing; QR Quantitative Reasoning; GC Global Cultures; CD Cultural Diversity; Ethics; II Independent Inquiry

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