Astrobiology Minor Checklist

The Astrobiology minor is an intercollege minor. It is administered by the Department of Geosciences, so all requests for course substitutions or other questions about the minor should be referred to Prof. Matthew Fantle from Geosciences.

Requirements for the Astrobiology Minor:

______ BIOL/GEOSC 474 (3) ASTROBIOLOGY (Prereqs: BIOL 110; CHEM 110)

3 Credits from:

______ EARTH 2 (3) EARTH SYSTEM or
______ GEOSC 21 (3)EARTH AND LIFE: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION

3 Credits from:

______ ASTRO 140 (3) LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE (Prereq: ASTRO 1, 5, or 10) or
______ ASTRO 291 (3) ASTRONOMICAL METHODS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM (Prereq: PHYS 211)

3 Credits from:

______GEOSC 204* (4) GEOBIOLOGY (Prereqs: BIOL 110; GEOSC 1 or 20)
______ BIOL 427 (3) EVOLUTION (Prereqs: BIOL 220W; BIOL 230W)

6 Credits from:

______ ASTRO 420W* (3) PLANETS & PLANETARY SYSTEM FORMATION (Prereq: ASTRO 292)
______ ASTRO 475W* (3) STARS AND GALAXIES (Prereq: ASTRO 292)
______ BIOL 405 (3) MOLECULAR EVOLUTION (Prereq: BIOL 222 or BIOL 230W)
______ BMB 401 (2) GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY (Prereqs: CHEM 212; BMB 251 or BIOL 230W)
______ BMB 402 (3) GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY (Prereq: BMB 401)
______ GEOSC 419 (3) THE ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL WATERS AND SEDIMENTS (Prereqs: CHEM 110; CHEM 112)
______ GEOSC 416 (3) STABLE AND RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES IN GEOSCIENCES: INTRODUCTION (Prereqs: CHEM 110, 111, 112, 113; GEOSC 1/20)
______ METEO 466* (3) PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES (Prereqs: MATH 141; PHYS 211)
______ MICRB 201* (3) INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY (Prereq: CHEM 110)

Recommendations:

• Make sure you take ASTRO 420W or 475W as one of your ASTRO 4xx courses
• Take BIOL 110 and GEOSC 1 or GEOSC 20 early on to satisfy prerequisites
• * indicates Courses recommended for ASTRO majors

Note that ASTRO 420W is not formally on the list of courses for the minor, but it is always taken as a substitution with the recommendation of an advisor from ASTRO.