Prospective Students

The Department of Physics at the University of Michigan offers programs in both undergraduate and graduate work. Please select the option you are interested in below:

Prospective Undergraduate Students

If you are exploring the possibility of studying physics at the University of Michigan, welcome! Why consider Michigan?

• UM has one of the country's leading physics departments
• UM is one of the country's largest research institutions
• the range of research opportunities--both experimental and to undergraduates is extraordinary

• BS in Physics
• BS in General Physics
• AB in General Physics
• BS in Biophysics
• Minor in Physics

The analytical and quantitative thinking skills you will develop as you work toward any of these degrees will be of great value in many different careers. Most physics majors at UM follow one (or more) of three paths after graduation:

• graduate work in physics or another field
• employment in industry, software development, or associated field
• professional school in medicine, business, law, or associated area

Undergraduate Funding

Learning More

Our undergraduate pages offer more information, including an introduction to why physics graduates remain at the forefront of science and technology advances and an overview of degree programs offered within the department.

Graduate Studies in Physics

Welcome to the Physics Department at the University of Michigan. U-M has one of the country's premier programs for the training of graduate students in physics, coupled with a very active and diversified research endeavor.

Ph.D. Requirements (in a nutshell)

To acquire the Ph.D. Degree in Physics, you must be admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. program, successfully complete 68 fee hours of courses, pass one 600-level course (of at least 2 credit hours) with a grade equivalent of B (5.0) or better, and submit a dissertation on original research in physics and successfully defend it before your Dissertation Committee.

Graduate Funding

Housing

Please direct all housing inquiries to the University of Michigan Housing Office, 1011 Student Activities Building. In addition to private rentals and cooperative living arrangements, the University offers both on-campus single student housing and on-campus married student housing.