Chemical Physics - Ph.D. Program Requirements Download to print

Students are required to complete 90 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate--15 credit hours of core courses, 45 credit hours of elective courses and 30 credit hours of dissertation. The choice of electives must be approved by the student's faculty advisor. If a required core course is not available, an equivalent course may be substituted with permission of the graduate coordinator.

*Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for CPHY 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter CPHY 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including one term each summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.