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Graduate Manual: 2009 - 2010
Doctoral Degree
- Course Requirements
A minimum of 40 credits of acceptable course work is required, which shall include the following:
| | Physics 500 | Teaching Seminar (see above) | 1 credit |
| | Physics 500 | Research Introduction Seminar (see above) | 1 credit |
| | Physics 501 | Advanced Classical Mechanics | 3 credits |
| | Physics 506 & 507 | Quantum Mechanics I & II | 6 credits |
| | Physics 519 & 520 | Electromagnetic Theory I & II | 6 credits |
| | Physics 535 | Statistical Mechanics | 3 credits |
| | Physics 566 & 567 | Mathematical Physics | 6 credits |
| | Electives | Options |
14 credits |
| | | | 40 credits |
- Thesis Requirement
An acceptable thesis is required. A minumum of 20 credits of Physics 690 is required in addition to the courses listed above.
- Examinations
Written and oral Comprehensive Examinations are required as is a Final Oral Examination covering the thesis and related areas.
ELECTIVES
All elective courses must be approved by the student's Graduate Committee and the Physics Department Head. This approval will ensure that the electives represent a coherent block of study of substantial relevance to Physics.
The following limitations normally apply to Elective Courses which may be listed on the Graduate Program for the M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Physics:
- No more than half of the Elective credits in the above Course Requirements may be at the 400 level in a student’s Graduate Program for any graduate degree in Physics. The remaining Elective credits must be at the 500 level.
- The Electives will include courses in Physics and minor or supporting fields. At least half of the elective credits must be in Physics.
- Physics 400, 411, 470, 489, 490, 589, 590, 689, 690 cannot be used as Electives in any Physics Graduate Program.
- Physics 570 is allowed as an Elective to a maximum of 3 credits for an M.S. Program and 6 credits for a Ph.D. Program.
- No more than 2 credits of non-required seminar courses are applicable as Electives in any Physics Graduate Program.
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