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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements 1 | ||
PHY 75204 | CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS II | 3 |
PHY 75301 | STATISTICAL MECHANICS I | 4 |
PHY 76162 | QUANTUM MECHANICS II | 3 |
PHY 76163 | QUANTUM MECHANICS III | 3 |
PHY 76201 | PARTICLE PHYSICS | 3 |
PHY 76303 | APPLICATIONS OF QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS | 3 |
or PHY 76403 | ADVANCED CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS | |
or PHY 78401 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PHYSICS | |
PHY 76401 | SOLID STATE PHYSICS I | 3 |
Additional Program Requirements 3 | 8-38 | |
Culminating Requirement | ||
PHY 80199 | DISSERTATION I 2 | 30 |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Baccalaureate Students | 90 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours for Post-Master's Students | 60 |
Students may petition to substitute a specific course if a minimum B grade was earned for a course at another school that is judged to be equivalent. The required physics courses will prepare the student for the candidacy examination.
Upon admission to candidacy, each student must register for PHY 80199 for a total of 30 credit hours. Thereafter, students should register for PHY 80299 continuously each term until all degree requirements have been met. The dissertation must present and interpret original research. Topics available for dissertation research are primarily in the areas of condensed matter physics, material science, biophysics, theoretical astrophysics and high-energy nuclear physics. Students present at least one seminar based on their dissertation research during their graduate career.
Additional program requirements are selected in consultation with the student's faculty advisor and approved by the department.
Free application Week: October 23-30, 2023. Domestic applications submitted this week will receive an automatic fee waiver. The application can be completed at a later date.
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