The program consists of 45 semester hours at the graduate level. This includes 15 semester hours of thesis work. The required courses consists of six semester hours credit in Mathematical Methods, Advanced Quantum Mechanics, and Advanced Electromagnetic Theory; three semeter hours credit in Advanced Classical Mechanics and Statistical Physics. An additional three semester hours will be required in specialized course work emphasizing one of the areas of specilization in the department. These areas currently are atomic, molecular and optical physics, medium energy theoretical physics, astronomy, solid state physics, biophysics, polymer physics, and non-linear optics.