Planetary Science Minor
Program Requirements
- Total units required: 16-18
Requirements for All Minors
Students pursuing any Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences minor must complete the following course:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EEPS 202 | Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science | 3 |
Students must complete all of the requirements listed above for all minors as well as the following:
Required Courses
Students must complete the following two courses:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EEPS 373 | Fundamentals of Planetary Science | 3 |
| EEPS 340 | Minerals, Rocks, Resources and the Environment | 4 |
| or EEPS 353 | Earth Forces | |
Disciplinary Electives
Students select two of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EEPS 401 | Earth Systems Science | 3 |
| EEPS 407 | Remote Sensing | 3 |
| EEPS 437 | Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology | 4 |
| EEPS 441 | Introduction to Geochemistry | 3 |
| EEPS 459 | Geodynamics | 3 |
| EEPS 460 | Introduction to Structural Geology | 4 |
| EEPS 467 | Planetary Mission Design | 3 |
| EEPS 473 | Planetary Geology | 3 |
| EEPS 474 | Planetary Geochemistry | 3 |
| EEPS 567 | Planetary Materials | 3 |
| EEPS 568 | Scientific Exploration of the Moon | 3 |
| EEPS 570 | Planetary Geophysics & Dynamics | 3 |
| EEPS 576 | Advanced Planetary Geology: Ice Worlds | 3 |
Additional Information
- A grade of C- (C for summer field camp) is the minimum acceptable performance for each unit of credit for each required course, including those in mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Courses with grades of D may fulfill the College's 120 total hours requirement, but they do not meet the departmental requirements. A grade of C- is also the minimum acceptable performance for each unit of credit for any course required as a prerequisite to enrolling in advanced or sequential courses.
- Credits to be transferred from another institution must have prior approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the relevant Arts & Sciences department.
- Students may transfer up to 3 credits (or one course, whichever is greater) of advanced course work (course numbers of 300 or above) toward the completion of a minor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. This policy includes credit earned for courses taken while studying abroad or at another U.S. institution. Credits earned through the completion of an approved field camp do not count toward this limit.
- Students may not place out of the chemistry, physics, or math requirements for the Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences major. These courses must be taken at Washington University or at another accredited institution.
Contact Info
| Website: | https://eeps.wustl.edu/ |