BA in Astronomy

Advisors

Professors Bania, Blanton, Brainerd, Brecher, Chakrabarti, Clarke, Clemens, Fritz, Hughes, Jackson, Marscher, Mendillo, Opher, Oppenheim, West, Withers

Principal Courses

CAS AS 202, 203, 311, 312, 441; CAS MA 123, 124 (or both replaced by 127), 225; CAS PY 211, 212 (or 251, 252), 313 (or 351); and at least four courses from the following list: CAS AS 413, 414, 491 (or 492 but not both); CAS PY 355, 405, 408, 410, and 451.

Recommended

Any from the above required list if not taken as a principal course, in addition to CAS MA 226, MA 242; PY 406, PY 452, GE 310, CS 111, and CS 112. Students who plan to enter graduate school to study astronomy should take several of the recommended and alternate principal courses.