Requirements

1. Course:

• A minimum of 40 credits of acceptable course work is required, which shall include the following:
• PHSX 500 Teaching Seminar - 1 credit
• PHSX 500 Research Introduction Seminar - 1 credit
• PHSX 501 Advanced Classical Mechanics - 3 credits
• PHSX 506 & 507 Quantum Mechanics I & II - 6 credits
• PHSX 519 & 520 Electromagnetic Theory I & II - 6 credits
• PHSX 535 Statistical Mechanics - 3 credits
• PHSX 566 & 567 Mathematical Physics I & II- 6 credits
• Electives - 14 credits

2. Thesis:

An acceptable thesis is required. A minimum of 20 credits of PHSX 690 is required in addition to the courses listed above

3. Examinations:

A written comprehensive examination and an oral comprehensive examination are required. A final oral examination is also required, covering the thesis and related areas.

Electives Requirements

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.
• PHSX 461,PHSX 490R, PHSX 492, PHSX 494, PHSX 589, PHSX 590 ,PHSX 689, and PHSX 690 cannot be used as Electives in any Physics Graduate Program.
• PHSX 592 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.