Physics Graduate Program Admission Requirements

Master's of Science in Physics

1. Completion of a minimum of thirty (30) hours of graduate work with a 3.0 GPA
         (18 hours must be at the 600 level or higher)
2. Completion of the Physics Core courses: PHY 601, 602, 603, 650 (12 hours)
3. PHY 689 (I, II, III, IV): Physics Seminar (4 hours)
4. Satisfactory completion of a Comprehensive Examination
5. Development and completion of an original research project, thesis, and oral defense:
        PHY 698 (6 hours)
6. Electives (8 hours)
7. Continuous Enrollment Requirement.

Master's Computational Emphasis

Proficiency in C, C++, or Fortran programming is required for students participating in this emphasis area. Students lacking this background should complete a programming course early in their graduate program.

1. Completion of a minimum of thirty-one (31) semester hours with a 3.0 GPA
        (18 hours must be at the 600 level or higher)
2. Completion of physics core courses: PHY 601, 602, 603, 650 (12 hours)
3. PHY 689 (I, II, III, IV): Physics Seminar (4 hours)
4. Satisfactory completion of a master's level comprehensive exam covering physics core areas
        (at the level of PHY601, 602, 603, 650).
5. Satisfactory completion of computational techniques courses:COS 701, 702, and 703
        (9 hours)
6. Completion of an original computational research project, thesis, and oral defense PHY 698:
        Thesis (6 hours).

Master's Polymer Physics

1. Completion of a minimum of thirty (30) hours of graduate work with a 3.0 GPA
        (18 hours must be at the 600 level or higher)
2. Completion of the Physics Core for the Polymer Option: PHY 601, 602, 603, 650, 689
        (I, II, III) (15 hours)
3. Polymer Science course work (at least 9 hours from the following):
        PSC 710, 711, 712, 730, 811, 812 (9+ hours)
4. Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive examination
5. Development and completion of an original research project, thesis, and oral defense
        PHY 698: Thesis (in the area of Polymer Physics) (6 hours)
6. Continuous Enrollment Requirement.
7. Ph.D. in Computational Science with Physics Emphasis

All doctoral degrees require a minimum of eighty-four semester hours of course work beyond the bachelor's degree or fifty-four semester hours of course work beyond the master's degree. Additional program requirements include those listed below.

1. For students entering the program with only a bachelor's degree, successful completion
        of the master of science degree in physics is required.
2. Satisfactory completion of required computational techniques courses: COS 701, 702,
        and 703 (9 hours
3. Satisfactory completion of computational physics core courses PHY 710 and 711 (6 hours)
4. Satisfactory completion of a Ph.D. comprehensive exam covering computational physics
        (at the level of PHY 710 and 711). A maximum of two attempts to pass the Ph.D.
        comprehensive is allowed
5. Completion of computationally intensive original research of sufficient quality to allow
        the preparation and successful defense of a Ph.D. dissertation.