ASTR at Towson University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate ASTR coursework.

• PHYS 242General Physics II Calculus-basedopens 6 courses (3 directly)
• PHYS 212General Physics Ii; Non Calculus-basedopens 5 courses (1.5 directly)
• ASTR 261Introduction to Astrophysicsopens 4 courses (1.8 directly)
• PHYS 252Honors General Physics II Calculus-basedopens 4 courses (1 directly)
• PHYS 243General Physics IIIopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• PHYS 311Modern Physics Iopens 2 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate ASTR work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 18 ASTR and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 9 more ASTR courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in ASTR. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at ASTR 432

  1. PHYS 211General Physics I; Non Calculus-based
  2. PHYS 242General Physics II Calculus-based
  3. PHYS 243General Physics III
  4. ASTR 432Galaxies and Cosmology

• 3 courses deep, ending at ASTR 303

  1. PHYS 211General Physics I; Non Calculus-based
  2. PHYS 212General Physics Ii; Non Calculus-based
  3. ASTR 303Astrophysical Techniques

• 3 courses deep, ending at ASTR 331

  1. ASTR 161The Sky and the Solar System
  2. ASTR 261Introduction to Astrophysics
  3. ASTR 331Stellar Astrophysics

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for ASTR yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under ASTR yet.

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Department events

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