Applied Physics — Degree Requirements

The MS in Applied Physics is a 36-credit program. Each student must complete 1) seven courses, as follows: three one-semester laboratory courses, three one-semester theoretical courses, and one elective course, also in applied physics, to be chosen in consultation with his or her faculty advisor, totaling, at 4 credits each, 28 credits; and 2) either an internship at an off-campus research laboratory or an on-campus thesis project, either of which, when successfully completed, will earn 8 credits. In exceptional cases, with prior approval of the program, a student may graduate with nine courses (substituting two additional courses for the internship or thesis requirement). These courses must be chosen as a coherent subject of specialization in an applied area of special interest to the student.