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HNRS 210: Colloquium in Astronomy & Planetary Science

Honors · 4 credits

An introduction to the study of the objects and systems that can be observed in our night sky. Topics include the motions and properties of planets and small bodies in our solar system, stars & star clusters, the Milky Way, external galaxies, and the large scale structure of the universe.

Offered in 2 of the 26 listed terms (Fall 2025 to Spring 2027).

Prerequisites

MATH 107 or MATH 108 or MATH 112 or MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or MATH 240 or MATH 381 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55

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From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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Instructors

InstructorSectionsTerms
Rice, Melissa1Spring 2027
Rines, Ken1Fall 2025

Every offering in the listed terms (2 sections)

TermSecCRNTypeMeetsInstructorEnrolledDelivery
Spring 2027023284LectureTR 2:00pm-3:50pm · BH 221Rice, Melissa0/24Face to Face Instruction
Fall 2025043875LectureTR 2:00pm-3:40pm · SL 210Rines, Ken19/25Face to Face Instruction