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2025-2026 Catalog
2025-2026
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      • Accounting -​ Associate in Science
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      • Administration of Justice -​ Associate in Arts
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      • Entrepreneurship -​ Certificate of Achievement
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      • Business Communications and Marketing -​ Certificate of Achievement
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Astronomy (ASTRO)

ASTRO 010     Introduction to Astronomy     3 Units

This is an introductory science course for non-science majors covering topics of modern Astronomy. It highlights pivotal aspects in the history of Astronomy such as its distinction and further separation from Astrology. It lists the physical processes governing the origins of a star system and indicates the causes of the apparent motion of sky objects and cyclic sky events. The sources of periodical astronomical events such as phases of the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, and seasons are identified and related via the fundamental laws of physics. The astronomical tools of photometry and spectroscopy are introduced for their indispensable role in analysis towards the detection of planets around other stars, the investigation of dark matter and dark energy, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial life. Additional topics include the origins of galaxies, large scale structure, and a full description of the Big Bang theory.

Lecture Hours: 3  Lab Hours: None  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Cal-GETC: 5A District GE: 5A

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 3

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

ASTRO 010L     Introductory Astronomy Lab     1 Unit

This is an introductory laboratory course in Astronomy designed for non-science majors. It incorporates substantial number of contact hours at the Montgomery Hill Observatory, making use of the state of the art telescopes, CCD cameras, and various adapters for cell phones. Students will identify constellations and asterisms, measure the apparent motion of planets and stars, and investigate the geology of terrestrial objects throughout the solar system. A series of lab exercises will demonstrate main behaviors of light and its interaction with matter. This course will cover the different stages of stellar evolution, making use of computer simulations to illustrate changes in size and energy output of stars, as they age. Course work will conclude with explorations on large scale structures such as galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and the expanding Universe.

Lecture Hours: None  Lab Hours: 3  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Prerequisite: ASTRO 010 with C or better or concurrent enrollment

Cal-GETC: 5C District GE: 5C

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

ASTRO 014     Solar System Astronomy     3 Units

This is an introductory course focusing on the main physical processes governing the solar system formation and its evolution. It introduces the scientific methodology adopted by astronomers to establish self-consistent models of celestial processes. It highlights the latest achievements in space exploration on planets and their moons, and other minor bodies such as asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Special consideration is given to current research focusing on origins of life and the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life, past or present.

Lecture Hours: 2  Lab Hours: 3  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C District GE: 5A, 5C

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 3

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

ASTRO 016     Stars, Galaxies, and the Origin of the Universe     3 Units

This is an introductory course for non-science majors highlighting the following subjects: stellar properties, stellar evolution, morphology of galaxies, and structure of the universe in large scale. It explains the main phases in stellar evolution, the stellar population in different sections of Milky Way Galaxy, the distribution of galaxies of different types within a cluster, and the observational support to the Hubble Law. Additional topics include a brief history of the Big Bang theory, the presence of dark matter in the galactic halo, and dark energy.

Lecture Hours: 2  Lab Hours: 3  Repeatable: No  Grading: L

Cal-GETC: 5A, 5C District GE: 5A, 5C

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: 3

Transfer Status: CSU/UC     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

ASTRO 098     Directed Studies in Astronomy     0.5-9 Units

Individual or small groups of students who would benefit from independent study under the direction of faculty members in specific or related disciplines may develop individualized learning contracts designed to enhance their individual instructional programs. The students and the faculty member in consultation with the Division Dean will determine appropriate learning objectives and activities as well as the number of units to be earned. Instructions and the Learning Contract forms are available in the Division office. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 units across all disciplines.

Lecture Hours: None  Lab Hours: 2.07  Repeatable: Yes  Grading: O

Prerequisite: (MATH 021 and MATH 022) or MATH 025 or STAT C1000 all with C or better

Cal-GETC: None District GE: None

Advisory Level: Read: 3 Write: 3 Math: None

Transfer Status: CSU     Degree Applicable: AA/AS

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