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1. Introduction

• The First Year
• The Second Year
• The Third and Later Years
• Tuition and Related Issues
• Departmental Activities
• Finding a Job
• The University Community
• Table 1.1: Outline of Physics Program Requirements

• Orientation
• Courses
• Table 2.1: Sample schedules
• Table 2.2:Some Courses Taken By First Year Students
• The Graduate Written Examination
• Getting Started in Research

3. After the First Year

• The Committee and the Degree Program
• Table 3.1: Physics Courses by Sub-field
• Some Typical Course Programs
• The Preliminary Oral Examination
• The Thesis and Its Defense

4. M.S. Degree Requirements

• Plan A: M.S. Degree With Thesis
• Plan B: M.S. Without Thesis
• Combining the M.S. and the Ph.D.

5. The Ph.D. Degree Requirements

6. Physics Graduate Policies

• Financial Aid Policy
• Tuition and Summer Registration Policy
• Graduate Written Examination Policy
• Assignment of M.S. and Ph.D. Committees
• Preliminary Oral Examination
• Grading Policy
• Criteria for Registration Warnings and Holds