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Students are required to complete 90 credit hours beyond the baccalaureate--20 credit hours of core courses, 40 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.

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (90 credits)
Course Title Credits
CPHY 72241 Soft Matter 3
CPHY 72335 Advanced Liquid Crystalline and Polymeric Materials 4
CPHY 72450 Liquid Crystal Optics I: Theory 2
CPHY 72452 Liquid Crystal Optics II: Optical Systems 2
CPHY 72460 Liquid Crystal Materials Science 2
CPHY 72462 Liquid Crystal Science: Physical Properties 3
CPHY 74491 Seminar: Liquid Crystals (1)* 4
CPHY 80199 Dissertation I** 30
Approved Elective Coursework, including research 40
TOTAL 90

*One credit per semester over 4 semesters

**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.