BS Astronomical and Planetary Sciences (Astrophysics) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The online Bachelor of Science program in astronomical and planetary sciences with a concentration in astrophysics provides you with broad training in the scientific foundations required to understand and communicate the fundamentals of astrophysics and ongoing advances in the field.

Faculty: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: School of Earth and Space Exploration | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

Sample courses AST 111 Introduction to Solar Systems Astronomy AST 112 Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology AST 321 Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics AST 322 Introduction to Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics SES 106 Habitable Worlds SES 350 Engineering Systems and Experimental Problem Solving What If Current ASU students, see how your courses can apply to another major and find out how to change your major .

Career pathways

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Application information

Entry requirements

No programme-specific requirements are published. Admission is to the university: all students must meet ASU general university admission requirements (first-year, transfer, international and readmission pathways).

Domestic applicants: USD 12,177 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the undergraduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit Source

International applicants: USD 22,792 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the undergraduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loa Source

Entry terms: Fall and Spring semesters plus Summer; the estimator lists Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 admit terms. Transfer students may start in multiple terms throughout the year.

First-year applications open on or around July 1. ASU's priority admission date is Nov. 1. The application fee is $55 for Arizona residents, $85 for domestic nonresidents, $75 for ASU Online and $90 for international nonresidents; apply with the ASU application or the Common Application (one only). ACT or SAT scores are not required for admission. FAFSA priority filing date: Jan. 15.

Transfer students apply with the ASU application or the Transfer Common Application; ASU uses rolling admission without hard deadlines for transfer applicants and decisions follow two to four weeks after all items are received. The application fee is $55 for Arizona residents, $85 for domestic nonresidents, $75 for ASU Online and $90 for international nonresidents. ACT or SAT scores are not required.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply

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