UCLA Graduate Catalog 1980-81 - Registrar - UCLA

240 / PHYSICS
Major Fields or Subdisciplines . It is not required to
designate an area of specialization for a M.A.T.
degree.
Foreign Language Requirement . There is no
foreign language requirement for the M.A.T.
degree.
Course Requirements . This degree leads to
qualification for teaching credentials at the secondary
school or junior college level. Total number of
courses-121./2; graduate courses required-5; and
professional level courses required (300 series) - 5.
A) Required graduate/upper division/professional
level courses in physics for the M.A.T. degree:
1) Five graduate physics courses, four of which
are chosen from: Physics 210A, 210B, 215A, 221A,
221B
2) Physics 370
B) Also required as part of the M.A.T. in Physics
degree are the courses necessary for completion of
the State of California Single Subject Instructional
Credential, K-12:
I ) Education 100, 1 12, 312, 315
2) Education 330A, 330B
3) Public Health 187 (/ course)
Comprehensive Examination Plan. A passing
grade on a written Comprehensive Examination is
required. The comprehensive examination committee
is appointed by the Chairperson of the Department
and consists of five faculty members.
The Comprehensive Examination, on the level of
undergraduate physics, (primarily upper division
courses) is given in written form twice a year, in the
Fall and Spring Quarters. It is required that this
examination be taken during the first year by students
whose undergraduate major was physics at
UCLA, and no later than the fourth quarter in residence
by other students. All departmental graduate
students (master 's and Ph.D. programs) take the
same examination which is graded as follows:
1) Pass at Ph.D. level of achievement.
2) Pass at master's level of achievement.
3) Fail.
All candidates for the M.A.T. degree must pass the
Comprehensive Examination at the master 's level of
competency or better in order to qualify for the
M.A.T. degree. M.A.T. candidates who fail to
qualify at the master's level of achievement may
repeat the examination a second time. Permission
to repeat the written Comprehensive Examination a
third time may be granted by the Committee of Graduate
Advisers only under exceptional
tances.circums-
Time to Degree . The average period of time to
degree is two years (six quarters ) from graduate
admission to conferral of degree.
500 Series Course Limitations. Not applicable for
M.A.T. degree.
Teaching Experience . Teaching experience is
required insofar as the required Education courses
are concerned (supervised teaching at the secondary
or junior college level).
Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification.
See Disqualification and Appeal of Disqualification in
master's program . The same conditions apply for
M.A.T. students.
Other Relevant Information . Specific questions
regarding the M.A.T. program may be addressed to:
Merton Burkhard-Director of M.A.T. Degree Program.
The Ph .D. Degree
Admission to the Doctoral Program . This is synonymous
with graduate admission. Completion of
the master's degree is not required, though most
students do obtain the M.S. en route to the Ph.D.
Major Field or Subdisciplines . Ph.D. degrees are
granted in the following fields of specialization:
Elementary Particles, Intermediate Energy and
Nuclear Physics, Low Temperature/Acoustics,
Plasma and Astrophysics, Solid State and Condensed
Matter , and Spectroscopy.
Foreign Language Requirement . There is no
foreign language requirement for the Ph.D. degree.
Course Requirement . Before the Chairperson of the
Department recommends the formation of a doctoral
committee, a student in the Ph.D. program
must satisfy the following Core course requirements
by taking: Physics 210A, 210B, 221A, 221B,
215A. These examinations are graded on both a letter
and an S/U basis. All students seeking candidacy
for the Ph.D. degree must pass with a mark of "S"
the final examination in four of the five courses. A
student who fails to obtain a mark of "S" on a given
examination may petition to the committee of graduate
advisers to repeat the examination in question.
These five examinations should be completed
by all students in the program by the fifth quarter in
residence. In addition to these five required
courses, a Ph.D. candidate must fulfill a breadth
requirement by taking one of the following courses:
Physics 221C, 220, 231. The student is required to
take only one of these courses and pass it with a
"B". Physics 131B (Complex Variables) is the mathematics
prerequisite to graduate classes. If a student
has not taken this course or its equivalent in undergraduate
status , he/she must plan to do so at the
beginning of his/her graduate career.
Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations
Comprehensive Written Examination. On the level of
undergraduate physics, this examination is given
during the Fall and Spring Quarters of each year. It
is required that this examination be taken during
the first year by students whose undergraduate
major was physics at UCLA, and no later than the
fourth quarter in residence by other students.
All departmental graduate students (master's and
Ph.D.) take the same examination,
as follows:
which is graded
1) Pass at the Ph.D. level of achievement
2) Pass at the master's
3) Fail
level of achievement
All students in the Ph.D. program must pass this
examination at the Ph.D. level of achievement. If a
student fails to do so, he/she may take the examination
a second time. Permission to take it a third time
may be granted, by the Committee of Graduate
Advisers, only under exceptional circumstances.
Comprehensive Oral Examination. ("Departmental
Field Oral"): The student may arrange for the
examination only after completing the core course
requirements as well as passing the Comprehensive
Written Examination at the Ph.D. level. The
examining committee consists of four faculty members
in Physics, one designated as Chairperson,
selected by the student. The departmental oral will
be searching and comprehensive, though with
special emphasis on the field or specialization
chosen by the student.
The examination, if failed, may be repeated by the
student upon the recommendation of his/her fourman
committee to the Graduate Affairs Officer. All
students are expected to complete this examination
by the eighth quarter in residence.
After the student has notified the Department that
he/she has passed all the preceeding examinations,
a doctoral committee will be appointed by the Dean
of the Graduate Division, acting for the Graduate
Council, upon nomination by the Department
Chairperson. This committee must consist of not
fewer than five members. two of whom must be
from departments other than Physics. The student
after consultation with his/her research adviser
submits a list of proposed committee members to
the Chairperson of the Department. If approved,
these nominations are offically submitted to the
Graduate Division by the Graduate Student Office.
Oral Qualifying Examination. The committee for the
Oral Qualifying conducts an examination which
may include a) material in the student's field of
specialization, b) related material that members of
the committee from other departments may wish to
ask, and c) discussion of the proposed dissertation
problem. The committee will indicate its decision
on the "Report on the Qualifying Examination"
form. At the end of a successful examination, the
Chairperson and members of the committee in consultation
with the student shall determine which of
its members will guide, read, approve and certify
the dissertation. At least two members from the
Physics Department and at least one outside member
must act in this capacity. A decision is also
made at this time as to whether a Final Oral
Examination will be required.
Final Oral Examination. (If required.) This examination
is administered by the doctoral committee. It
ordinarily will be a discussion of the student's
original work, including his/her dissertation, and
other related metters to be determined by the committee.
It may be, if the committee so desires, a
survey or comprehensive examination.
Advancement to Candidacy. When a satisfactory
report on the completion of the Written and Oral
Qualifying Examinations has been submitted, the
student will be mailed an Application for Advancement
to Candidacy. The filing of this application
and payment of the fee constitutes formal advancement
to candidacy for the Ph.D.
In-Candidacy Fee Offset Grant Program . Students
who have been advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.
are eligible for this program and the attendant
registration fee offset of $120 per quarter. Students in
the program must register each quarter until completion
of all degree requirements, including filing of the dissertation.
The fee offset will be issued until the
designated departmental time to degree (eighteen
quarters) is reached. Students who fail to complete
their Ph.D. within this time frame may continue as
students, subject to the regulations of the program,
but will no longer be eligible for the fee offset.
Unless a leave of absence has been approved, failure
to register will result in lapse of status as a graduate
student and Ph.D. candidate. Additional information
and application forms are available in the Graduate
Office (Knudsen 3-145G).
Time to Degree . From graduate admission to Ph.D.
conferral is on the average eighteen quarters (six
years).
Normal Progress Toward the Ph.D. Degree. Has
been established as follows:
A. Written Comprehensive Examination should be
taken by the fourth quarter in residence (or during
the first year by students whose undergraduate
major was Physics at UCLA).
B. Final written examinations in the five fundamental
courses and fulfillment of the breadth
requirement should be completed no later than the
end of the fifth quarter.
C. A specialized course of study should begin during
the second year.