Edmonds School District

Course Number

SCI 145

Length/Credit

1 credit

Course Name

College in the High School (CHS) Astronomy

Prerequisite

9/10 Core and Algebra II and teacher permission; 3.0 Science GPA, 3.0 Overall GPA

Location

MTHS

Course Description

This UW astronomy course is a college-level course emphasizing the basics of astronomy. Topics studied include history of astronomy, space explorations, the solar system, starts and other celestial objects, and the Big Bang. This course is a high-level science course intended for the motivated student including several night labs designed to teach students about objects in our own night sky and universe. Students completing this course will earn 5 University of Washington credits and 1.0 MTHS credit.