Physics, PhD
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2019-2020. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.
Total Hours: 60 Hours (Beyond the Master's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PHYS 5113 | Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | 3 |
| PHYS 5213 | Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 5313 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
| PHYS 5413 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 5453 | Methods of Theoretical Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 5613 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 |
| PHYS 6313 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Electives 1 | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 hours of PHYS 5000- or 6000-level courses: | 9 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Research 1 | ||
| PHYS 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.) | 30 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
| 1 | Combined elective and research hours should total 39 hours. |
Total Hours: 72 Hours (Beyond the Bachelor's Degree)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PHYS 5113 | Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | 3 |
| PHYS 5213 | Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 5313 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
| PHYS 5413 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 5453 | Methods of Theoretical Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 5613 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 |
| PHYS 6313 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 21 | |
| Electives 2 | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 hours of PHYS 5000- or 6000-level courses: | 9 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Research 2 | ||
| PHYS 6000 (Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.) | 42 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 42 | |
| Total Hours | 72 | |
| 2 | Combined elective and research hours should total 51 hours. |
General Graduate College Requirements
- A minimum Grade-Point-Average of 3.00 is required
- A minimum Grade of "C" is required in all degree applicable courses
- No courses utilizing the Pass-No Pass grading system are permitted
- GRAD 5082 or GRAD 5092 may not be used to meet degree requirements
Additional Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) Requirements
- 90 credits beyond the Bachelor's degree, 60 credits beyond the Master's degree are required
- At least seventy-five percent of coursework on the Plan of Study must include 5000 and 6000 level courses
- A minimum of 15 hours at the 6000 level with a grade of SR for the doctoral dissertation must be complete. The maximum number of dissertation hours (6000 with a grade of SR) permissible on a Plan of Study must not exceed three-fourths of the total credit hours in the approved graduate degree program
- Credit for all courses on a graduate Plan of Study must have been awarded within 10 years of completion of all degree requirements
- A minimum of 30 in-residence credit hours are required
- Non-Course requirements:
- Doctoral Candidacy
- Dissertation Defense
- Dissertation Submission/Approval