What does he study?
MAR 01, 1969
A varied program of coursework, research, major examinations and language requirements awaits the prospective physics graduate student when he has fulfilled the equally varied entrance standards.
DIVERSITY AND QUALITY of academic programs offered by a university as well as the undergraduate physics prerequisites that a prospective graduate student must satisfy are two of the most important criteria that determine selection of a graduate school. Students are attracted to a particular university by the research specialities available, the quality of the faculty and the size of the department.
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References
1. Graduate Programs in Physics and Astronomy: A Handbook for Advisors of Prospective Doctoral and Master’s Students (AIP Pub. No. R‐205) American Institute of Physics, New York (1968).
2. Physics Manpower 1966 (AIP Pub. No. R‐196) Susanne Ellis, ed., American Institute of Physics, New York (1966).
More about the authors
Arnold A. Strassenburg,
State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Margaret T. Llano,
AIP Education and Manpower Division.
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