Difference between revisions of "Grad Handbook"

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*1.1 In The Deparment
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*In The Deparment
 
**Offices
 
**Offices
 
**Keys
 
**Keys
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**Physics Department Staff
 
**Physics Department Staff
  
*1.2 Graduate Student Information
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*Graduate Student Information
 
**Advisors
 
**Advisors
 
**Registering for Classes
 
**Registering for Classes
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**Parking
 
**Parking
  
*1.3 Compensation and Fees
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*Compensation and Fees
 
**TA vs. RA
 
**TA vs. RA
 
**Summer Funding
 
**Summer Funding
*1.4 Fellowships
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*Fellowships
 
**Pre-doctoral (merit, progress)
 
**Pre-doctoral (merit, progress)
 
**Special Fellowships for incoming students: Charles A. Reynolds Fellowship, Graduate School Outstanding Scholar Award, Graduate School Multicultural Scholar Award
 
**Special Fellowships for incoming students: Charles A. Reynolds Fellowship, Graduate School Outstanding Scholar Award, Graduate School Multicultural Scholar Award
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**Time limit: No predoctoral fellowship support after 6 years; summer fellowships generally for beginning students preparing for written part of General Examination.
 
**Time limit: No predoctoral fellowship support after 6 years; summer fellowships generally for beginning students preparing for written part of General Examination.
 
**Travel: After passing general examinations, students receive a $1000 travel grant account from the Graduate School.
 
**Travel: After passing general examinations, students receive a $1000 travel grant account from the Graduate School.
*1.5 On-Campus Living
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*On-Campus Living
*1.6 International TAs (ITAs)
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*International TAs (ITAs)
 
**Department of International Affairs and Services
 
**Department of International Affairs and Services
 
**International Teaching Assistant Program
 
**International Teaching Assistant Program

Revision as of 15:10, 26 March 2013

Basic Information

  • In The Deparment
    • Offices
    • Keys
    • Mailboxes
    • Photocopies
    • Lounges
    • Phones
    • Computers
    • Snow Days and Cancellations
    • Physics Department Staff
  • Graduate Student Information
    • Advisors
    • Registering for Classes
    • Library
    • Books
    • Parking
  • Compensation and Fees
    • TA vs. RA
    • Summer Funding
  • Fellowships
    • Pre-doctoral (merit, progress)
    • Special Fellowships for incoming students: Charles A. Reynolds Fellowship, Graduate School Outstanding Scholar Award, Graduate School Multicultural Scholar Award
    • Summer (progress, studying for general exams)
    • Dissertation (approved prospectus; once only; students should apply as early as possible).
    • Time limit: No predoctoral fellowship support after 6 years; summer fellowships generally for beginning students preparing for written part of General Examination.
    • Travel: After passing general examinations, students receive a $1000 travel grant account from the Graduate School.
  • On-Campus Living
  • International TAs (ITAs)
    • Department of International Affairs and Services
    • International Teaching Assistant Program

Degree Requirements

  • News and Official Information
  • Master's Degree
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
  • Requirements
  • Timeline and Procedures
  • Recent Ph.D. Graduates

Teaching Information

  • Supplies
  • Syllabus
  • Responsibilities
  • Feedback

Advice for a Successful Experience

  • Courses
  • Work Load
  • Preliminary Exams
  • Advisor
  • Participation
  • Diversity Committee
  • Physics Graduate Student Association