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Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 38

Required Courses:

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Students typically take 笔贬驰厂听9994 in the fourth academic term of full-time graduate study.

Culminating Events:
Preliminary Examination:
For elevation to candidacy for the PhD degree, the student must pass a written and oral preliminary examination covering undergraduate- and master鈥檚-level physics. The written part of the exam is typically taken at the end of the summer of the first year of study on information from six core courses: 笔贬驰厂听5101, 笔贬驰厂听5301, 笔贬驰厂听5501, 笔贬驰厂听5701, 笔贬驰厂听5702, and 笔贬驰厂听8102. The oral part, also known as the Early Research Progress Exam, is given by the student's research committee at the end of the fifth term of study. In the event of failure, the exam may be retaken once six months later. The Department or Graduate Chair is present for the second attempt. Any student who fails a second time is dropped from the graduate program.

Dissertation:
A topic for the PhD dissertation is selected in consultation with a faculty member who agrees to serve as the dissertation supervisor. For elevation to candidacy, the student must submit a dissertation proposal that meets the approval of the Graduate Program Committee and the Graduate School. The completed dissertation is submitted to the department before the final examination, in which the dissertation is presented and defended by the candidate in an oral examination.