How to Apply

Students interested in the Chemical Physics Program apply through either Chemistry or Physics. This department also serves as their home department and specifies the requirements for a PhD. The links below take you to the application sites. The program welcomes applicants that don't fall into the traditional majors of physics and chemistry.

Click here to apply through the Chemistry Department.
Click here to apply through the Physics Department.

Coursework

Students in the Chemical Physics Program have the opportunity for a very flexible graduate course track. The range of options covers Quantum Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Thermodyanmics and Statistical Mechanics, Kinetics, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed Phase Chemical Physics and Mathematical Methods. The course sequence is chosen to optimally meet the student's interests. In addition, students participate in a journal club and the Chemical Physics Program seminar series. Dissertation committees of Chemical Physics students will usually contain faculty from both core departments.