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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)| | + | | Total Credits Required \\ (not including thesis credits)| |
| - | | Thesis Credits Required | 24, should be taken after passing the preliminary oral exam, even if it’s with a reservation, | + | | Thesis Credits Required | 24, should be taken after passing the preliminary oral exam, even if it’s with a reservation, |
| - | | 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) |
| | 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 | + | | 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 | | ||