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West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Astronomy

Developed exclusively for physics majors, the astronomy minor allows students to focus their studies on space and how it functions.

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Astronomy minors must take three required classes and three upper level astronomy classes of their choosing.

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Department of Physics and Astronomy website

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