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{{:dgs_advice:fall_2009_shortv3_and_longv3.pdf|Fall 2009 Graduate Written Exam}}

==== Table 1.1: Outline of Physics M.S. Program Requirements ====

^  Requirements    ^  M.S. (Plan A)  ^  M.S. (Plan B)      ^ M.S. (Plan C) ^
^ Total Credits Required (not including thesis credits) | 20 | 30 | 30 | 
^ Thesis Credits Required  | 10 | 0 | 0 |
^ Major Courses Required  | 14 credits, including either 5001/2 or 5011/2 | 14 credits, including either 5001/2 or 5011/2 | 5001/2, 5011/2, 5201, and 5072 |
^ Minor or Supporting Program Credits*  | 6 credits | 6 credits | 6 credits |
^ Minimum GPA  | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
^ Graduate Written Exam   | Take Once | Take Once | Must pass|
^ Preliminary Oral Exam  | NA | NA | NA |
^ File Degree Program  | After 10 credits | After 10 credits | After 10 credits |
^ File Thesis Title/Proposal  | Register thesis title when distributed to reviewers | NA | NA |
^ Time Limits  | Not more than 7 years | Not more than 7 years | Not more than 5 years after completing Preliminary Oral Exam |
^ Transfer credits  | Not more than 40% of program | Not more than 40% of program | No limit, must be approved by DGS |
^ Preliminary and Final Oral Committee  | 3 members: 2 from major field, 1 from minor or related fields | 3 members: 2 from major field, 1 from minor or related fields| 4 members: 3 from major field (advisor plus an experimentalist and a theorist in the same subfield of physics) and 1 with an appointment outside physics. |
^ Thesis reviewers  | All members of oral committee | NA | 3 reviewers, including committee member from outside physics. Thesis must be approved one week before defense |


* Physics has approval from the Graduate School so that you can include any credits in your supporting program credits, including those courses in your major field. 

==== Table 1.2: Outline of Physics Ph.D. Program Requirements ====