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 === Table 1. Physics Ph.D. Program Requirements ==== === Table 1. Physics Ph.D. Program Requirements ====
  
-| Total Credits Required \\ (not including thesis credits)| 40, including eight credits from 8000-level classes, and two credits from research seminars | +| Total Credits Required \\ (not including thesis credits)| Major courses plus eight credits from 8000-level classes, including two credits from research seminars | 
-| Thesis Credits Required | 24, should be taken after passing the preliminary oral exam, even if it’s with a reservation, within two semesters) \\ Check with office if student wants to take thesis credits in the Summer (complex) | +| Thesis Credits Required | 24, should be taken after passing the preliminary oral exam, even if it’s with a reservation, within two semesters. \\ Check with office if student wants to take thesis credits in the Summer (complex) | 
-| Required core courses | 5001 and 5002, 5011 and 5012, 5201, and 5072 for TAs (unless equivalent courses have been taken at another institution and they are approved by the DGS as valid substitution) |+| Required core courses | 5001 and 5002, 5011 and 5012, 5201, 5980 (Intro. to Research seminar) and 5072 for TAs (unless equivalent courses have been taken at another institution and they are approved by the DGS as valid substitution) |
 | Minimum GPA | 3.3 in the five required core courses (classical 1/2, quantum 1/2, and statistical mechanics). 3.0 overall GPA is required by the University for graduation. Only grades of B- and above count for credit in any graduate course | | Minimum GPA | 3.3 in the five required core courses (classical 1/2, quantum 1/2, and statistical mechanics). 3.0 overall GPA is required by the University for graduation. Only grades of B- and above count for credit in any graduate course |
-| Graduate Written Exam | Pass by the Spring of the second year. A second attempt in the second year is conditional on prior completion of all credits and other requirements for a M.Sc. Plan A or B |+| Graduate Written Exam | Pass in the Spring of the fist year. A second attempt in the second year is conditional on prior completion of all credits and other requirements for a M.Sc. Plan A or B |
 | Graduate Degree Plan | File before scheduling the Preliminary Oral Exam (by a few weeks) | | Graduate Degree Plan | File before scheduling the Preliminary Oral Exam (by a few weeks) |
 | Preliminary Oral Exam | Pass by the end of the third year. Petition for extension is possible. To petition, the student must write a letter to the DGS, endorsed by the adviser | | Preliminary Oral Exam | Pass by the end of the third year. Petition for extension is possible. To petition, the student must write a letter to the DGS, endorsed by the adviser |
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