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The Department of Physics and Astronomy (DPA) offers a graduate program leading to the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in Physics. This handbook provides an outline of the requirements for these degrees. Many aspects of graduate work at the University of Delaware are covered by University regulations and can be found in the Academic Regulations for Graduate Students which is part of the Graduate Catalog.

Nearly all graduate students in the program are at some point or another supported as Teaching Assistants (TAs). Valuable information about being a TA can be found in the Handbook for Graduate Teaching Assistants, issued by the Center for Teaching and Assessment of Learning. This handbook also provides a convenient summary of University policies that apply for the appointment of Graduate Teaching Assistants.

Requirements for the MS Degree

The M.S. with thesis degree requires 24 credits hours of graded PHYS courses, including at most 3 credits of research (PHYS 868). Graded courses are those receiving a letter grade (A through F). Among 24 required credits, at least 6 credits must be at the PHYS 800 level. In addition, 6 credits of thesis work (PHYS 869) are required. The purpose of the M.S. thesis is to demonstrate that the student can conduct research under supervision and communicate the results clearly in English. The thesis is defended in an oral examination administered by a committee of three members of the Department.

The M.S. without thesis degree requires 30 credit hours graded PHYS courses, including at most 3 credits of research (PHYS 868). Graded courses are those receiving a letter grade (A through F). Among 30 required credits, at least 6 credits must be at the PHYS 800 level. In addition, the degree candidate will survey the literature on a current topic in physics or astronomy, write a report on this topic and make a public presentation to the Department, represented by three members of its faculty (appointed by the Director of the Graduate Program with approval of the Chair of the Department).