Astrobiology Minor for Chemistry Majors

Program Requirements

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Obtaining a minor in Astrobiology requires a minimum of 16 credits of course work that must include ASTR 4510 and ISCI 4500 (four credits each), two semesters of ISCI 4510 (one credit each) and two courses outside of the major field of study selected from the following:

• BCBP 4860 - Protein and Nucleic Structure

• ASTR 2050 - Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics Credit Hours: 4
• BCBP 4810 - Biological Spectroscopy Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4320 - Geomicrobiology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 4440 - Microbial Ecology Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 4620 - Molecular Biology Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 4810 - Chemistry of the Environment Credit Hours: 4
• ENVE 2110 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Credit Hours: 4
• ERTH 4540 - Organic Geochemistry Credit Hours: 4

Additional Information

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For a double major, the requirement that the two selected courses must be outside the major field of study is reduced to one provided both majors are in the primary relevant areas of study (i.e. biology, chemistry, geology, and physics).