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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

AST 205 - Introduction to Planetary Sciences


An introduction to the solar system for the student with a background in mathematics or physical sciences. A survey of the planets, comets, asteroids, and interplanetary medium, based upon the latest scientific discoveries. Not for credit in addition to AST 105  or GEO 106 .

3 credits

Prerequisite(s): PHY 125 /PHY 133  or PHY 131 /PHY 133  or PHY 141 /PHY 133 

SBC: STEM+