Transfer Preparation Requirements — Astrophysics

Major Preparation Requirements

Required courses

  • One and a half years of calculus through multivariable
  • Linear algebra
  • One year of calculus-based physics (mechanics, electricity, magnetism)

Strongly recommended courses

  • Differential equations
  • Additional calculus-based physics course
  • Two courses in astrophysics (stars, nebulae, stellar evolution, galaxies, and cosmology)
  • One course in computer programming

 

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