Physics Ph.D. students are required to take five advanced
graduate courses (with a grade of C or better) from at least three of
the groups listed below no later than the end of the third year in the
program. A 3.0 in four of the five courses is required. (In lieu of
the course requirement, students may petition to take an oral
examination covering three areas of physics.)
Physics 225A, 225B (Relativity); 271 (Biophys of Neurons);
272 (Biophys of Molecules)
Physics 223 (Stellar Structure); 224 (Interstellar Medium);
226 (Galaxies and Galactic Dynamics); 227 (Cosmology); 228 (High Energy
Astrophysics and Compact Objects)
Note: Students enrolled in the Biophysics Ph.D. program
select five courses from biology, chemistry/biochemistry, and physics
in consultation with their research advisor. At least three courses
must be graduate courses.