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
• Requirements Summary and List of Forms required
  • Table 1.1: Outline of Physics M.Sc. 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

• Academic and Course Requirements
• The Graduate Written Examination
• Getting Started in Research

Beyond the First Year

• Degrees, Degree Plan, and Qualifying Exams
• Graduate courses required and by subfield

M.S. Degree Requirements

Ph.D. Degree Requirements

Minor Requirements

Physics Graduate Policies

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

TA Employment Policies

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