Required of all junior four-year majors. Open to interested pre-engineering students. Students will read journal articles, present talks, attend seminars presented by external and internal speakers in the department, and consult with faculty to determine an advisor and a topic for the senior research project (ASTR 499 ).

OWU Units: 0.50. Crosslisting(s): PHYS 498 . Prerequisite(s): None. Corequisite(s): None. Antirequisite(s): None. Fee: None. Core Competency: None. Offered: Spring.