Physics Graduate Advising

Degree Requirements

Advising Overview

Advising of physics graduate students is generally a departmental responsibility.

• For students who have not passed the qualifying examination, advising responsibilities fall to the Guidance Committee.
  
• For those who have passed the qualifying examinations, the Dissertation Committee has the responsibility of advising individual graduate students and of monitoring their progress towards the desired graduate degree.

Note: Within the Physics Department, formal paperwork and general advice concerning course work, along with processing and approval of financial aid documents and forms has traditionally been the responsibility of the graduate program director. However, as a practical matter, the responsibility for approval of course registrations each semester has been passed by the graduate program director to the Graduate Committee.

The Student's Responsibility

It is ultimately the responsibility of each student to ensure that the necessary requirements for a degree are satisfied. All deviations or waivers from these requirements must be requested in writing from the Graduate Committee through Dr. James Cox.

It is suggested that all Graduate Students in the Department of Physics keep a record of their progress toward the degree. This can be easily accomplished by printing the progress record form and keeping it up to date.

Click on the links below for information about the Guidance and Dissertation Committees: