Course Plans
This page includes sample course plans for students in either the BA or BS Astronomy and Astrophysics major, including freshman entrants and transfer students. It also includes information for students in Astronomy & Astrophysics interested in minoring in Physics and students majoring in Physics interested in minoring in Astronomy & Astrophysics. Four-year plans for each college that include GE requirements can be found here. The department is working on generating additional course plans for students interested in a variety of topical specializations.
Freshmen Entrant: Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy & Astrophysics
The course plans provided here offer a generic schedule for freshmen students that want to pursue the B.A. major. Because the B.A. is meant to provide students with breadth in upper division STEM, other prerequisite lower division classes may be recommended depending on the interest of the individual student.
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Example schedule for a Freshman Entrant in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.A. |
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
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1st year |
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Math 20A Math 18 |
Physics 2A Math 20B |
Physics 2B Math 20C |
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2nd year |
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Physics 2C Math 20E Astro 20A |
Physics 2D Math 20D Astro 20B |
Programming course Astro 18 |
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3rd year |
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Astro 120 Astro elective |
Astro 123 Astro elective |
Astro 122 External elective |
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4th year |
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Astro elective Astro elective |
Astro lab External elective |
Astro elective External elective |
Transfer Student: Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy & Astrophysics
The course plans provided here offer a generic schedule for a transfer student starting in the junior year with the B.A. major. This assumes the computer programming course is satisified.
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Example schedule for a Transfer Student in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.A. |
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
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1st year at UCSD |
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Astro 20A External elective |
Astro 20B External elective |
Astro 122 Astro elective |
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2nd year at UCSD |
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Astro 120 Astro elective |
Astro 123 Astro lab Astro elective |
Astro elective Exeternal elective |
Freshmen Entrant: Bachelor of Science in Astronomy & Astrophysics
This course plans provided here offer a generic schedule for freshmen students that want to pursue the B.S. major.
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Example schedule for a Freshman Entrant in Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.S. |
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
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1st year |
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Math 20A Math 18 |
Physics 4A Math 20B |
Physics 4B Math 20C |
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2nd year |
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Physics 4C Math 20E Astro 20A |
Physics 4D Math 20D Astro 20B |
Physics 4E Programming course |
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3rd year |
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Astro 101 Astro 120 |
Astro 102 Astro 105 Astro 122 |
Astro 103 Astro 106 Astro 123 |
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4th year |
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Astro 104 Astro elective |
Astro lab Astro elective |
Astro elective |
Transfer Student: Bachelor of Science in Astronomy & Astrophysics
This course plans provided here offer a generic schedule for transfer students that want to pursue the B.S. major.
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Example course schedule for a Transfer Student in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.S. |
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
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1st year at UCSD |
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Astro 20A Astro 101 |
Astro 20B Astro 102 Astro 105 |
Astro 103 Astro 106 Astro 122 |
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2nd year at UCSD |
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Astro 104 Astro 120 |
Astro lab Astro 123 Astro elective |
Astro elective Astro elective |
Astronomy & Astrophysics B.S. Major Pursuing a Minor in Physics
B.S. students may be interested in pursuing a minor in Physics. This is an example course plan sequence for B.S. in Astronomy & Astrophysics and Minor in Physics.
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Example course schedule for an Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.S. pursuing a Physics minor |
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
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1st year |
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Math 20A Math 18 |
Physics 4A Math 20B |
Physics 4B Math 20C Programming course |
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2nd year |
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Physics 4C Math 20E Astro 20A |
Physics 4D Math 20D Astro 20B |
Physics 4E |
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3rd year |
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Astro 101 Astro 120 |
Astro 102 Astro 122 Astro 105 |
Astro 103 Astro 123 Astro 106 |
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4th year |
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Astro 104 Astro elective Physics Upper Div Elec. Physics Upper Div Elec. |
Astro lab Astro elective Physics Upper Div Elec. |
Astro elective Physics Upper Div Elec. Physics Upper Div Elec. |
Physics Major Pursuing a Minor in Astronomy & Astrophysics
This is an example course schedule for Physics B.S. majors that wish to pursue an Astronomy & Astrophysics Minor.
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Example course schedule for a Physics Major pursuing an Astronomy and Astrophysics Minor |
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
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1st year |
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Math 20A Math 18 Programming Course |
Math 20B Physics 4A |
Math 20C Physics 4B |
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2nd year |
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Math 20E Physics 4C Astro 20A |
Math 20D Physics 4D Astro 20B Physics 2CL |
Physics 4E |
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3rd year |
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Physics 2DL Physics 110A Physics 100A |
Physics 105A Physics 100B Astro Upper Div. Elec. |
Physics 130A Physics 120 Astro Upp Div. Elec. |
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4th year |
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Physics 140A Physics 130B Physics Upper Div. Elec. Astro Upper Div Elec. |
Physics Upper Div. Elec. Physics Upper Div. Depth Physics Upper Div. Lab Astro Upper Div Elec. |
Physics Upper Div. Elec. Physics Upper Div. Depth Astro Upper Div Elec. |