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SEMINAR IN ASTROPHYSICAL TOPICS

ASTRON 620
Course Description

Current problems; topic changes.

Prerequisites

ASTRON 310 , ASTRON 320 , ASTRON 330 , ASTRON 335 , ASTRON 340 , or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.88

1.09% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

3.13% from Historical

A Rate
91.67%

-2.42% from Historical

Class Size
12

-27.27% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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