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Course Plans

This page displays the standard academic plans as shown on plans.ucsd.edu. These include sample course plans for students in either the B.A. or B.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics major, including freshman admits and transfer students.

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.  

Example schedule for a Freshman Entrant in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.A. 

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter

Spring Quarter

1st year

Math 20A

Math 18

Physics 2A

Math 20B

Physics 2B

Math 20C

2nd year

Physics 2C

Math 20D

Astro 20A

Physics 2D

Math 20E

Astro 20B

Programming course

Astro 18 

3rd year

Astro 120

Astro elective

Astro 123

Astro elective

Astro 122

External elective

4th year

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.

Example schedule for a Transfer Student in the  Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.A. 

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter

Spring Quarter

1st year at UCSD

Astro 18

Astro 20A

External elective

Astro 20B

External elective

Astro 122

Astro elective

2nd year at UCSD

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. 

Example schedule for a Freshman Entrant in Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.S. 

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter

Spring Quarter

1st year

Math 20A

Math 18

Physics 4A

Math 20B

Physics 4B

Math 20C

2nd year

Physics 4C

Math 20E

Astro 20A

Physics 4D

Math 20D

Astro 20B

Physics 4E

Programming course

3rd year

Astro 101

Astro 120

Astro 102

Astro 105

Astro 122

Astro 103

Astro 106

Astro 123 

4th year

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. 

Example course schedule for a Transfer Student in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Major, B.S. 

Fall Quarter

Winter Quarter

Spring Quarter

1st year at UCSD

Astro 18

Astro 20A

Astro 101

Astro 20B

Astro 102

Astro 105

Astro 103

Astro 106

Astro 122

2nd year at UCSD

Astro 104

Astro 120

Astro lab

Astro 123

Astro elective

Astro elective

Astro elective