The department offers study in the following graduate degree programs: PHYSICS - Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy.

Options in Applied Physics leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are also offered. These interdisciplinary options afford flexibility in course work and area of research concentration. A specialization in chemical physics, in cooperation with the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is also available.

Master?s Degree Plan: Graduate School rules state that an MS Degree Plan should be filed with the Graduate School within the first semester a student is in a degree program, There are very strict deadlines for filing a degree plan that fall more than a semester before of any proposed graduation date. The appropriate form, ?Program for the Master's Degree and Admission to Candidacy? is available online from the Graduate School site.

The major, a minimum set of courses to be taken, any credits being transferred, the degree option to be used, and (for Thesis option) the MS Committee and Thesis Title (if known) are listed on this form. The MS Degree Plan must be approved by the Graduate Advisor, in consultation with a student?s Research Advisor if applicable, before submission to the Graduate School. The details on the MS Plan are used in performing a degree audit immediately prior to awarding of an MS degree. This form should be filed early; it can easily be modify later if required.