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ASTR 303 - A Walk Through the Stellar Graveyard

ASTR 303: A Walk Through the Stellar Graveyard (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.A.1. Physical Sciences and in Foundations of Learning II.A.4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Junior or Senior Standing. Counts toward General Education (2026-27), General Education (2024-25).

3 units
  • Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or Physical and Biological Sciences
  • Explorations of Human Experience
  • Upper Division Units
  • Upper Division Physical Science/Explorations
  • 12 Upper Division Units Selected from
  • Major (24 Units)
  • Natural Sciences
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (offered)

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Deaths of stars and their exotic corpses to include black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs. User-friendly introduction to Einstein’s relativity theories, gravitational waves, and warped space-time.
Prerequisites
Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.A.1. Physical Sciences and in Foundations of Learning II.A.4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Junior or Senior Standing.

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Who can take it
Junior or Senior Standing.
Counts as
GE Explorations Phys, Bio, Math/Quant Reasoning [UD 2/5]
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
Maximum 3 units.
Typically offered
Fall/Spring

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #8045· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
100 of 100 seats open
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:00 PM-12:50 PM · SSE 1401

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