Undergraduate Bulletin
Fall 2024
Major SBC Courses for the BS in Astronomy/Planetary Sciences
This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2).
| SBC Category |
Required Major Courses |
Optional Major Courses (See Note 3) |
|---|---|---|
| ARTS | ||
| GLO | ||
| HUM | ||
| LANG (see Note 4) | ||
| QPS | MAT 131, MAT 132 | |
| SBS | WSE 381 | |
| SNW | PHY 131, PHY 132 | |
| TECH | PHY 277 | WSE 380 |
| USA | ||
| WRT | ||
| STAS | ECO 373, WSE 401 | |
| EXP+ | AST 287, AST 345, AST 444, AST 487, ATM 487 | |
| HFA+ | ||
| SBS+ | AMS 335, ECO 303, ECO 305, ECO 355 | |
| STEM+ | AST 203, PHY 251, PHY 300 | AMS 261, AMS 301, AMS 310, AMS 361, AST 205, ATM 305, CHE 301, CHE 321, MAT 203, MAT 303, MAT 307, MAT 303, MAT 308 |
| CER | AMS 315, ATM 397 | |
| DIV (see Note 5) | ||
| ESI | AMS 315, ATM 320, AST 443, AMS 394 | |
| SPK | AST 443, AST 458 | |
| WRTD | AST 459 |
Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.
Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options.
Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.
Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG).
Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:
- Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
- Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
- Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
