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2024-2025 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASTR 310 - Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Units: 3 GE - CSU Upper Division B - Explorations of Human Experience - Natural Sciences

Grading Method: 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

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.A.1. Physical Sciences or II.A.2. Life Sciences.

Extraterrestrial life in our solar system and other planetary systems; formation of stars and planets; UFOs and SETI; origin and evolution of life on earth; life in extreme environments; cosmology and structure of universe.

Maximum Credits: 3