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Program Requirements

General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30

Required Courses:

Thesis Track

Coursework Track

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The balance of coursework is identified in consultation with the graduate advisor and subject to the approval of the Graduate Program Committee. No more than 3 credits may be taken in these independent study courses: 笔贬驰厂听8004 Problems in Experimental Physics; 笔贬驰厂听8005 Problems in Theoretical Physics; or 笔贬驰厂听9998 Pre-Dissertation Research / Elevation to Candidacy.

Culminating Events:
Thesis:
A master鈥檚 thesis is required for students in the Thesis Track, but not for students in the Coursework Track. The thesis is based on the student鈥檚 research and approved in accordance with the policies of the Department of Physics and the Graduate School.

Comprehensive Examination:
The MS comprehensive examination is required for students in the Coursework Track, but not for students in the Thesis Track. The exam, which tests the student's mastery of undergraduate and beginning graduate physics, consists of a three-part written exam and an oral exam. General subject areas covered by the examination include classical electromagnetic theory, classical mechanics, mathematical physics, modern physics, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.

MS students in the Coursework Track are required to take the comprehensive examination in the summer at the end of their first year of full-time graduate study. They are tested on the subject matter in six core courses:聽笔贬驰厂听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. In the event of failure, the exam may be retaken once. Any student who fails a second time is dropped from the graduate program.