Course Examples
Students come from varied undergrad institutions. Our course schedules allow for this. Here are some examples of how students could meet department and GSAS requirements in their first two years of graduate study.
Optional courses are in square brackets [...].
"Electives" are courses that the student is free to choose based on his or her special interests.
| Semester | Highly-prepared student | Early specializer | Student needing extra preparation |
| 1 | 501 (Theor. Meth. 1) 505 (E&M 1) 523 (QM 1) 582 (research lectures) 597 (teaching) |
[463 (u-grad Stat. Mech.)] 523 (QM 1) Elective 582 (research lectures) 597 (teaching) |
463 (u-grad Stat. Mech.) 471 (u-grad QM) 501 (Theor. Meth. 1) [audit 421 (u-grad E&M)] 582 (research lectures) 597 (teaching) |
| 2 | 502 (Theor. Meth. 2) 506 (E&M 2) 524 (QM 2) 529 (Stat Mech 1) |
524 (QM 2) 529 (Stat Mech 1) Elective |
422 (u-grad E&M) |
| 3 | Elective Elective Elective |
501 (Theor. Meth. 1) 505 (E&M 1) Elective |
505 (E&M 1) 523 (QM 1) Elective |
| 4 | Elective Elective Elective |
502 (Theor. Meth. 2) Elective Elective |
524 (QM 2) Elective Elective |