Suggested Course Sequence
Below is a recommended course sequence for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Astronomy.
RED courses are Astronomy requirements.
| Fall Semester |
| Winter Semester | | ||||
Freshman Year | |||||||
| AST 2010/2011: Descriptive Astr + Lab | 5 | PHY2170/2171: University Physics I + Lab | 5 | ||||
| MAT2010: Calculus I | 4 | MAT2020: Calculus II | 4 | ||||
| English 1020 (Basic Compostion) | 3 | English (IC), (ENG 3050, Tech'l Comm recommeded) | 3 | ||||
| University/College Group Requirement | 3 | Elective I* | 3 | ||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 | ||||
Sophomore Year | |||||||
| PHY2180/2181: University Physics II + Lab | 5 | AST 4300: Planetary Ast & Space Science | 3 | ||||
| PHY 3700: Mathematics for AST and BMP Majors | 4 | Elective II* - CHM 1220/1230 recommended | 5 | ||||
| Oral Comm (OC), (ENG 3060 recommended) | 3 | Elective III* | 3-4 | ||||
| University Group/College Requirement | 3 | University Group/College Requirement | 3 | ||||
| Total | 15 | Total | 14-15 | ||||
Junior Year | |||||||
| PHY 3300/3310: Modern Physics + Lab | 5 | AST 4100/4200: Astronomical Techniques + Laboratory | 5 | ||||
| Life Science (LS) Req't- BIO 1050 recommended | 3-4 | PHY 5340/5341: Optics + Lab | 5 | ||||
| Foreign Language I | 4 | Foreign Language II | 4 | ||||
| Elective IV* | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 15-16 | Total | 14 | ||||
Senior Year | |||||||
| AST 5010: Astrophysics & Stellar Astronomy | 3 | AST 5100: Galaxies and the Universe | 3 | ||||
| Foreign Language III | 4 | Elective VII* | 3 | ||||
| Elective V* | 3 | University/College Group Requirement | 3-4 | ||||
| Elective VI* | 3 | University/College Group Requirement | 3 | ||||
| University/College Group Requirement | 3 | University/College Group Requirement | 3 | ||||
| Total | 16 | Total | 15-16 | ||||
* Electives include any College of Liberal Arts & Sciences course or prior approval from advisor.
AST 4200 (Astronomical Techniques Lab) is the Writing Intensive (WI).
120 total semester hours (credits) required for graduation.
See WSU Dept of Physics & Astronomy Advisor for all major and university General Education Requirements.
Dawn Niedermiller
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
WSU Department of Physics & Astronomy
Office: 156 Physics Research Bldg
666 W. Hancock Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-577-0180
To make appointment, go to https://wams.wayne.edu/go/LS_PHY