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2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025 Undergraduate Catalog

PHS 1303 - Introduction to Planetary Science

Credits: 3 hrs
In this course subject matter is drawn from the fields of astronomy, geology and meteorology. The work embodied in the course includes a study of celestial bodies, the solar system, the history and structure of the earth, and the natural forces which act on the earth and in its atmosphere. Demonstrations, experiments, field trips, and visual aids supplement the lectures.
Periods Per week: Three one-hour lecture periods per week.
General Education Designation: Yes
Student Learning Outcome: Problem Solving
Area of Knowledge: Natural Sciences
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: December 10, 2024