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====== Minor Requirements for students outside Physics======


**M.S. Minor:** Minimum of 6 credits at the graduate level (Physics 4001, 4002, 4101, 4201 and 4303 are explicitly excluded) to include either Physics 5001 or 5011. The selected courses must also be approved by the DGS of the student's department.

**Ph.D. Minor:** Minimum of 12 credits at the graduate level (Physics 4001, 4002, 4101, 4201 and 4303 are explicitly excluded) to include either either the sequence Physics 5001/5002 or the sequence Physics 5011/5012.  The selected courses must also be approved by the DGS of the student's department.

For those filing a Graduate Degree Plan, in both cases, the Director of Graduate studies needs to sign the Graduate Degree Plan form (in the minor box), and a Physics faculty member must be included in both the Preliminary Oral Exam, and in the final dissertation oral defense.

For those using GPAS, in both cases, you must add the minor with the Graduate Minor Request form (UMN login required).  and a Physics faculty member must be included in both the Preliminary Oral Exam, and in the final dissertation oral defense.

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