Students concentrating in chemical physics may substitute?CHEM 572?for?PHYS 551?and should complete at least 6 hours from?CHEM 530,??CHEM 570,?CHEM 571,?CHEM 573,?CHEM 595,?CHEM 630,?CHEM 670, and?CHEM 690. Students concentrating in energy science and engineering should complete?ESE 511,?ESE 512?(Introduction to Energy Science and Technology (3 + 3 credits), at least 3 hours from the Knowledge Breadth Curriculum (a list of courses is available from the Graduate Program Director) and 3 credit hours (1+1+1) of topical seminars in the focus area of CIRE. Students must take either i) a minimum of 15 hours of 600-level courses with 6 of these hours in their concentration area, or ii) a minimum of 12 hours of 600-level courses with 6 of these hours in their concentration area and a minimum of 3 hours of 500-level courses described in a list available from the Director of the Graduate Program and approved by the student's Doctoral Committee.??

Among the 600-level courses,?PHYS 601-PHYS 602?are normally required of students concentrating in atomic physics;?PHYS 621-PHYS 622?of students in nuclear physics;?PHYS 626-PHYS 627?of students in elementary particle physics (and/or?PHYS 611-PHYS 612?for students concentrating in theoretical elementary particle physics);?PHYS 615-PHYS 616?of students in astrophysics and cosmology; and?PHYS 671-PHYS 672?of students in condensed matter and surface physics.

Students concentrating in nanomaterials must take a minimum 15 hours of 600-level courses, of which at least 6 hours are offered by the department and at least 6 hours are from a list of courses offered by several departments which are appropriate for a concentration in nanomaterials. This list is available from the Director of the Graduate Program. In addition to the departmental core curriculum listed above, they must take additional courses at the 400- through 500-level, with at least 6 hours offered by the department and 6 hours from the list.

Students concentrating in energy science and engineering must take a minimum of 15 hours of 600-level courses, of which at least 6 hours are offered by the department and at least 6 hours are from a list of courses offered by several departments which are appropriate for a concentration in energy science and engineering. This list is available from the Graduate Program Director.