Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Astronomy (BSA)
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | Summer Term | Hours |
| M 408C (Core, Major)020, QR | 4 | M 408D (Major) | 4 | Study Abroad (Opportunity) | |
| Secondary Science course (Core, Major)093 | 3 | PHY 301 (Core, Major)030, QR | 3 | Internship (Opportunity) | |
| RHE 306 (Core)010 | 3 | PHY 101L (Major) | 1 | ||
| UGS 302 or 303 (Core)090, Wr | 3 | Language/Arts/Culture course (General Education) | 3 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core)080 | 3 | GOV 310L (Core)070 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | Summer Term | Hours |
| M 427J (Major)QR | 4 | PHY 315 & PHY 115L (Major)QR | 4 | Study Abroad (Opportunity) | |
| PHY 316 & PHY 116L (Core, Major)030, QR | 4 | Secondary Science course (Major) | 3 | Internship (Opportunity) | |
| GOV 312L (Core)070 | 3 | Language/Arts/Culture course (General Education) | 3 | ||
| Minor/Certificate course (Major) | 3 | Minor/Certificate course (Major) | 3 | ||
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | ||||
| 14 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | Summer Term | Hours |
| AST 352K, 353, or 358 (Major) | 3 | AST 352K, 353, or 358 (Major) | 3 | Study Abroad (Opportunity) | |
| Secondary Science course (Major) | 3 | Secondary Science course (Major) | 3 | Internship (Opportunity) | |
| Language/Arts/Culture course (General Education) | 3 | Language/Arts/Culture course (General Education) | 3 | ||
| U.S. History (Core)060 | 3 | Minor/Certificate course (Major) | 3 | ||
| Minor/Certificate course (Major) | 3 | Free elective (Elective) | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours | Summer Term | Hours |
| Upper-division AST/PHY course (Major) | 3 | Upper-division AST/PHY course (Major) | 3 | (None) | |
| Minor/Certificate course (Major) | 3 | E 316L, 316M, 316N, or 316P (Core)040 | 3 | ||
| U.S. History (Core)060 | 3 | Free elective (Elective) | 3 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts (Core)050 | 3 | Free elective (Elective) | 3 | ||
| Free elective (Elective) | 3 | Free elective (Elective) | 3 | ||
| Maymester (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 Areas: 010 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 Flags: Wr Writing; QR Quantitative Reasoning; GC Global Cultures; CD Cultural Diversity; E Ethics; II Independent Inquiry