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| ^ Requirements ^ Ph.D. ^ | ^ Requirements ^ Ph.D. ^ |
| ^ Total Credits Required (not including thesis credits) | Core classes plus 8 credits from 8000 level classes, and 2 cr from research seminars | | ^ Total Credits Required (not including thesis credits) | Major courses plus at least 6 credits from 8000 level classes, and 2 credits from research seminars | |
| ^ Thesis Credits Required | 24 (should be taken after passing the Oral Preliminary Exam - even if it is a pass with reservations- and within two semesters). | | ^ Thesis Credits Required | 24 (should be taken after passing the Oral Preliminary Exam - even if it is a pass with reservations- and within two semesters). | |
| ^ Major Courses Required | 5001/2, 5011/2, 5201, and 5072 for TAs (unless equivalent courses have been taken at another institution, and and the substitution is approved by the DGS in writing). | | ^ Major Courses Required | 5001/2, 5011/2, 5201, and 5072 for TAs (unless equivalent courses have been taken at another institution, and and the substitution is approved by the DGS in writing). | |
| ^ File Graduate Degree Plan (if started before Fall 2020), or submit GPAS Planner (if started Fall 2020 and later) | Before taking the Preliminary Oral Exam | | ^ File Graduate Degree Plan (if started before Fall 2020), or submit GPAS Planner (if started Fall 2020 and later) | Before taking the Preliminary Oral Exam | |
| ^ Time Limits | *Must complete the degree and have the degree awarded within eight calendar years after the year of initial enrollment in the graduate program | | ^ Time Limits | *Must complete the degree and have the degree awarded within eight calendar years after the year of initial enrollment in the graduate program | |
| ^ Transfer credits<sup>(+)</sup> | No limit, must be approved by DGS | | ^ Transfer credits<sup>(+)</sup> | At least 12 University of Minnesota graduate course credits, and 24 doctoral thesis credits (xxxx-8888). | |
| ^ Preliminary and Final Oral Committee | At least 4 members: 3 from major field (adviser plus an experimentalist and a theorist in the same subfield of physics) and 1 with an appointment outside physics. | | ^ Preliminary and Final Oral Committee | At least 4 members: 3 from major field (adviser plus an experimentalist and a theorist in the same subfield of physics) and 1 with an appointment outside physics. | |
| ^ Thesis reviewers | 3 reviewers, including committee member from outside physics. Thesis must be approved one week before defense | | ^ Thesis reviewers | 3 reviewers, including committee member from outside physics. Thesis must be approved one week before defense | |
| *Applies to students admitted after 1/1/13. Students admitted before 1/1/13 will follow old time limit policy of not more than 5 years after completing the Preliminary Oral Exam. \\ | *Applies to students admitted after 1/1/13. Students admitted before 1/1/13 will follow old time limit policy of not more than 5 years after completing the Preliminary Oral Exam. \\ |
| <sup>(+)</sup> Credit from courses that have been a part of undergraduate degree requirements cannot be transferred, even if listed as graduate courses. Graduate degree credits, on the other hand, can be transferred into our program. | <sup>(+)</sup> Credit from courses that have been a part of undergraduate degree requirements cannot be transferred, even if listed as graduate courses. Graduate degree credits, on the other hand, can be transferred into our program. See [[https://policy.umn.edu/education/gradcreditdegree|University policy]]. |
| ==== Additional considerations ==== | ==== Additional considerations ==== |
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