Physics (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Introduction to the field		4
PY 601	Seminar
PY 801	Seminar (taken in fall and spring term for total of two credits)
PHI 816	Introduction to Research Ethics
Core Courses		3
Select one PY 700-level course approved in conjunction with the academic committee ¹
Qualifying-Examination courses		12
PY 721	Statistical Physics I
PY 782	Quantum Mechanics II
PY 783	Advanced Classical Mechanics I
PY 785	Advanced Electricity and Magnetism I
Elective Courses		12
The four "Elective Courses" may include PY 500-level and PY 700-level courses, physics-related courses in other departments, or courses required for a minor
Additional Credit Hours ²		41
Students may choose "Additional Credit Hours" from any 500 level or above PY course approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Additional Credit Research Courses
PY 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
PY 899	Doctoral Dissertation Preparation
Graduate Background (optional) ³
PY 781	Quantum Mechanics I
Total Hours		72

¹: Excludes PY 781, and the Qualifying-Examination courses.
²: 41 additional credit hours are required for a Ph.D. However, only 23 are required for students with a previous related MS degree. These can include optional electives.
³: Students that take the optional PY 781 Quantum Mechanics I course may apply those credits to the Additional Credit Hours required.