The department offers two minors-one in physics and one in astronomy.
The following courses are required for the physics minor:
01:750:203-204 (or equivalent)
01:750:205-206 (or 229-230 or 275-276)
Twelve credits of any 300- or 400-level physics courses (excluding 490
level). Recommended courses include 01:750:301, 305, 313, 323-324, 326,
327, 341-342, 397.
The grade-point average for all courses
applied toward the minor must be at least 2.0. No more than one
D may be applied toward the minor. Three of the four advanced
physics elective courses must be taken at Rutgers- New Brunswick.
The following courses are required for the astronomy minor:
01:750:203-204 (or equivalent)
01:750:205-206 (or 229-230 or 275-276)
01:750:341-342 Principles of Astrophysics
01:750:343,344 Observational Astronomy
The grade-point average for all courses applied toward the minor must
be at least 2.0. No more than one D may be applied toward the
minor. Three of the four 300-level courses must be taken at Rutgers-New
Brunswick. Physics majors or minors who also wish to minor in astronomy
must complete the five courses: 01:750:341-342, 343, 344, and 441.
These courses also may not be used to satisfy requirements for the
major or minor in physics.
