Overview

• Orientation
• Advising
• Teaching
• Assessments and their value
• Ethics and Professionalism in Research
• The First Year
• The Second Year
• Third and Later Years
• Tuition and Related Issues
• School Activities
• Finding a Job
• Table 1.1: Outline of Physics M.Sc. Program Requirements
• Table 1.2: Outline of Physics Ph.D. Program Requirements
• Table 1.3: Forms you need to file to the Graduate School
• Table 1.4: Forms you need to file to the Graduate School (Master Plan A)
• Table 1.5: Forms you need to file to the Graduate School (Master Plan B)
• Table 1.6: Forms you need to file to the Graduate School (Master Plan C)
• Table 1.7: Special Forms for all degrees

For New Students

• Orientation
• Courses
• Table 2.1: Sample schedules
• Table 2.2: Some Courses Taken By First Year Students
• The Graduate Written Examination
• Getting Started in Research

Beyond the First Year

• The Committee and the Degree Program
• Table 3.1: Physics Courses by Sub-field
• Some Typical Course Programs
• The Preliminary Oral Examination
• The Thesis and Its Defense

M.S. Degree Requirements

• Plan A: M.S. With Thesis
• Plan B: M.S. Without Thesis
• Plan C: M.S. Course Work plus Graduate Written Examination
• Combining the M.S. and the Ph.D.

Ph.D. Degree Requirements

Minor Requirements

Physics Graduate Policies

• Requirements for satisfactory progress in the graduate program
• Financial Aid Policy
• Tuition and Summer Registration Policy
• Graduate Written Examination Policy
• Assignment of M.S. and Ph.D. Committees
• Preliminary Oral Examination
• Grading Policy
• Criteria for Registration Warnings and Holds

TA Employment Policies