 COURSE WORK: Complete all required course work. ª = required core
I. 500-LEVEL PHYSICS: 27 hours of physics courses (roughly 9 courses) with a B- or better:
(Note: To achieve candidacy, you must complete 36 Rackham fee hours. [See p. 34 of the
Rackham Handbook.] To achieve a doctorate, you must complete a total of 68 fee hours.)
505 _____ creditsª
506 _____ creditsª
507 _____ credits
510 _____ creditsª
511 _____ creditsª
512 _____ creditsª
513 _____ credits
519 _____ credits
520 _____ credits
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521 _____ credits
522 _____ credits
523 _____ credits
530 _____ credits
540 _____ credits
541 _____ credits
542 _____ credits
other: _____ credits of __________
other: _____ credits of __________ |
TOTAL _____ credits vs.
_____ Rackham Fee Total
II. 600-LEVEL PHYSICS: 2 hours of 600-level physics course work with a B or better.
(This requirement may be completed after candidacy.)
600+ _____ credits of ________
COGNATE: Take and pass 4 hours of cognate with a C- or better.
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credit(s) of ________
_____ credit(s)
of ________
QUALS:
Take and pass the Qualifying Exams, Part I and Part II.
Part I:
Classical Physics Part II: Modern Physics
RESEARCH:
Complete 4 credit hours of supervised, non-thesis research (Physics 515/715).
COMMITTEE: Appoint a committee to hear your prelim and to subsequently serve as your
dissertation committee.
Complete
a Physics Department Committee Nomination Form from the Office of Student Services. Upon
receipt of this form, the Office of Student Services will complete a Dissertation
Committee Form and, after your prelim, submit it to Rackham on your behalf.
PRELIM: Take and pass your Preliminary Exam.
Write a
5-10 page prospectus--including abstract and bibliography--and distribute it to the
members of your committee as well as to the Office of Student Services.
Just
prior to your prelim, pick up an Oral Examination Evaluation Form from the Office of
Student Services and take it to your prelim for the chair of your committee.
CANDIDACY: Upon receipt of both the Oral Examination Evaluation Form and your prospectus--if you have completed all of the above requirements--the Office of Student Services will complete and forward directly to Rackham the Nomination for Candidacy Form. Students are expected to achieve candidacy by the end of their third year.
Review a Candidacy Deadline List and know your deadlines.
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