AA/AS in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Astronomy Associate in Science Degree at Fullerton College, part of the Natural Sciences division, prepares students to transfer to CSU or UC campuses and pursue a bachelor's degree in astronomy, astrophysics, or physics. It may also support applications for research internships and entry-level jobs such as observatory and planetarium operations. The required courses are Astronomy with its lab and the General Physics sequence, I through III. Restricted electives come from general chemistry and a group of calculus and differential equations courses that includes Calculus I and II, Multivariable Calculus, and Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. Program outcomes include showing how the scientific method is used in astronomy and describing how bodies in the solar system and farther out move, form, and change over time. The degree requires 20 to 21 units in the major alongside the other graduation requirements.