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Nov 24, 2024
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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Astrobiology, B.S.
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| Major Code: 7191 |
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science |
| Age Restriction: N |
Admission status: undergraduate |
| Delivery Mode/s: classroom only |
Location/s: main campus |
The undergraduate space sciences program for the astrobiology major is designed for students interested in pursuing a broad range of space-related careers, either upon completion of the bachelor’s degree program or after completing graduate studies. Emphasis in the curriculum for the astrobiology major is on achieving a broad yet rigorous education in the basic physical, mathematical and engineering sciences as a foundation for successful entry into any of the many subfields of modern space science activity. Because basic physics and introductory space sciences courses form a critically important foundation for all advanced coursework in the space sciences program, the minimum grade for satisfying the prerequisite requirements for a space sciences major is a grade of C for each of the following courses: PHY 1001 , PHY 2002 , PHY 2003 , PHY 2091 , PHY 2092 , SPS 1020 .
This program is interdisciplinary and designed to meet the needs of students intending to pursue graduate education in astrobiology, astrophysics, planetary sciences or biology.
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Total Credits Required: 128
*Students will be block registered into Introduction to Space Sciences (SPS 1020 ). If a student places into Calculus 2 (MTH 1002 ), the student is encouraged to take Physics 1 (PHY 1001 ) in the first semester and SPS 1020 later in the program.
**Students may elect to substitute the eight credit hours from Physical Chemistry 1 and 2 (CHM 3001 , CHM 3002 ), and Organic Chemistry Lab (CHM 2011 ) for Quantum Mechanics (PHY 3035 ) and Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics (PHY 3060 ).
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