Per WGU's published description, Astrophysics with Lab takes a hands-on approach to learning about celestial objects, the formation of the universe, and the theories that explain their behavior. The method is stated: interactive virtual labs and engaging multimedia resources. The content list is named directly: the properties of stars, planets, galaxies, and black holes, and the fundamental forces that govern their motion. The theory block is just as specific: analyze cutting-edge theories of general relativity, dark matter, and dark energy while developing the critical analytical skills needed to interpret astronomical data. The description closes on applying astrophysical concepts in real-world contexts.
Three tables carry it, always at 4 CUs, the joint-heaviest course of the physics row beside D860. On the B.S. Science Education (Secondary Physics) it sits in term 8 beside D863 Waves, Acoustics, and Sound, D864 Secondary Physics Curriculum, D873 Laboratory Safety, and D805 Secondary Disciplinary Literacy, the last content row before the clinical and student-teaching terms that always stay with the student. The B.A. Educational Studies secondary physics track, the non-licensure version, pulls it one term earlier, term 7 beside D861 Electricity and Magnetism and D875 Secondary Science Teaching Methods. On the Physics endorsement program it lands in term 2 beside D861 and D863, ten CUs of physics in one compressed term. The legacy M.A. Science Education (Secondary Physics) table covers the same sky at a different code, C739 Space, Time and Motion (PHYS 5248, 3 CUs), so quote by the code on your audit. Message us the code and where you stand, and we quote a flat price in writing.