COLLEGE NATURAL SCIENCES

Interdisciplinary Chemical-Physics Program

The PhD in Chemical Physics is a joint program offered by the Departments of Chemistry and Physics.

Address : Box 23343, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3343

Telephone : (787)764-0000, ext. 3354

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DEGREE OFFERED

PhD in Chemical Physics

FACULTY

For the faculty involved see the Physics and Chemistry Departments (areas of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics, and Condensed Matter).

DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Requirements for Admissions

In addition to the requirements for admission to graduate study at the Río Piedras Campus and in the College of Natural Sciences, the Program in Chemical Physics requires the following:

  1. A bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Physics, or the equivalent. Students with a bachelor degree in Physics must have completed a course in Physical Chemistry; those with a bachelor degree in Chemistry must have completed a course in mathematical methods in Physics
  2. Command of Spanish and English
  3. GRE scores, advanced examination in Chemistry or Physics and
  4. Two letters of recommendation

Candidacy

Advancement to candidacy for the degree will be considered when the student has successfully:

  1. Passed the qualifying examinations
  2. Completed 32 credits in courses, or the equivalent

No more than three years from the time of initial registration in the graduate program will be permitted for completion of candidacy requirements.

Requirements for Graduation

Besides the general requirements for graduation from the Río Piedras Campus, the student must:

  1. Complete a minimum of 45 credits in Physics or Chemistry graduate courses. Of these 45 credits, at least nine must be at the 8000 level and a minimum of nine credits must be in Physics or Chemistry. No more than 24 may be transfer credits
  2. Pass two written qualifying examinations. Of the two examinations, one must be in Physical Chemistry and the other in Physics
  3. Pass four cumulative examinations in Chemical Physics within two years of examination
  4. Present to the graduate faculty a minimum of two satisfactory seminars, worth one credit each. One of these seminars must consist of the presentation of the student’s thesis work
  5. Complete a minimum of 24 credits of research. Based on this work, the student must write and defend a dissertation acceptable to the graduate faculty
  6. Write, present, and orally defend an original research proposal before a committee of the graduate faculty; and
  7. Fulfill a one-year residence requirement

Program of Study

Courses are chosen under guidance. First-year full time students are expected to take three graduate courses and/or graduate seminars each semester.

Program Requirements

Credits

Required Courses 6 credits in Physics; 6 credits in Chemistry

12

Advanced Courses in Physics and/or Chemistry

33

Seminars (2 minimum)

2

Qualifying Examination

0

Dissertation-Research Courses

24

Total Credits

71

Course description

For course descriptions, see the Chemistry and Physics programs.
 

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