Preliminary Exams

Preliminary Exams

Physics Graduate Student Rules (See Sec. VI.C)

Physics Department rules governing the preliminary exams, both written and oral. See Section VI.C.

Link to Graduate School page with forms for Program of Study, Preliminary Oral Exam Ballot, and others.

Common questions about the preliminary exams: when to take them, what happens if you fail all or part of it, how many students typically do fail, etc.