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Program Requirements
See <www.phys.uvic.ca>.
Students registered in the graduate program are expected to make satisfactory progress in the program of research and coursework agreed to with their supervisor and supervisory committee. Students may also apply for Teaching Assistantships (TAs) as part of their financial package.
Grades 
Graduate students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 5.0 (B), with no individual grade below B-, for all required courses (namely those specified by the student's supervisory committee as part of the program). Grades of B- or below trigger a memo from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and are automatically reviewed by the supervisory committee. Grades of C+ or below are considered failures for required courses, with a subsequent recommendation for action by the supervisory committee.
Candidacy Exam
The candidacy exam (PHYS 693) is required of all PhD students and is normally taken within the first 18 months of, and no later than two years after, a student's first registration in the PhD program. However, for students who enter the PhD program via an MSc-to-PhD transfer, this upper limit is three years from the original start date of the MSc.
Thesis
The thesis requirement for advanced degrees (PHYS 599 or PHYS 699) applies to all students, independent of program concentration. All registrations in PHYS 699 must be accompanied by registration in PHYS 693 until 693 has been passed.
MSc in Physics
Program Requirements
| PHYS 500A, 500B and 502A plus an additional 1.5 units chosen from the PHYS graduate course list |
6.0 |
| Additional courses as required |
3.0 |
| Colloquium PHYS 560 |
0.0 |
| Thesis (normally 6.0 units) PHYS 599 |
6.0 |
| Final oral examination |
| Total (minimum) |
15.0 |
MSc in Physics — Concentration in Astronomy
Program Requirements
| ASTR 561 |
1.5 |
| A minimum of 4.5 units chosen from Physics and/or Astronomy graduate courses |
4.5 |
| A minimum 3 additional units, as required |
3.0 |
| Colloquium ASTR 560 |
0.0 |
| Thesis (normally 6.0 units) PHYS 599 |
6.0 |
| Final oral examination |
| Total (minimum) |
15.0 |
MSc in Physics — Concentration in Ocean Physics
Program Requirements
| Normally a minimum of 6 graduate course units (at least 3 units chosen from PHYS 500A, 500B, 502A, 502B, 505, 510) |
6.0 |
| Additional undergraduate or graduate courses as required (minimum) |
3.0 |
| (A student who has not previously taken PHYS 426 or its equivalent would normally take it as part of this requirement.) |
| Students (admitted to the master's program) not having at least one 1.5 unit senior undergraduate course in each of Electromagnetic Theory and Modern Physics are normally required to complete these courses in addition to the above requirement. |
| Colloquium PHYS 560 |
0.0 |
| Thesis (normally 6.0 units) PHYS 599 |
6.0 |
| Final oral -examination |
| Total (minimum) |
15.0 |
MSc in Physics — Concentration in Medical Physics
Program Requirements
| PHYS 534, 539, 540, 544, 545, 546 |
7.0 |
| Additional courses, normally at the graduate level |
3.0 |
| Colloquium PHYS 560 |
0.0 |
| Thesis (normally 6.0 units) PHYS 599 |
6.0 |
| Final oral examination |
| Total (minimum) |
16.0 |
PhD in Physics
Program Requirements
- Such other courses as required by the supervisory committee, with the total number of course units beyond the BSc level being normally at least 12.0 (of which at least 9.0 must be graduate) and including at least 4.5 units of the core courses (PHYS 500A, 500B, 502A), or their equivalent.
- Colloquium PHYS 560 (0.0 units)
- Satisfactory completion of a candidacy examination, PHYS 693 (3.0 units).
- Dissertation, PHYS 699 (normally 30 units).
- Final oral examination.
PhD in Physics — Concentration in Astronomy
Program Requirements
- Such other courses as required by the supervisory committee, with the total number of course units beyond the BSc level being normally at least 10.5 (of which at least 7.5 must be graduate).
- Colloquium ASTR 560 (0.0 units).
- ASTR 661 (1.5).
- Satisfactory completion of a candidacy examination, PHYS 693 (3.0 units).
- Dissertation (normally 30 units) PHYS 699.
- Final oral examination.
PhD in Physics — Concentration in Medical Physics
Program Requirements
- Such other courses as required by the supervisory committee, with the total number of course units beyond the BSc level being normally at least 13 and including at least 3 units from PHYS 500A, 500B, 502A, 502B or their equivalent.
- Colloquium PHYS 560 (0.0 units).
- Satisfactory completion of a candidacy examination, PHYS 693 (3.0 units).
- Dissertation (normally 30 units) PHYS 699.
- Final oral examination.
PhD in Physics — Concentration in Ocean Physics
Program Requirements
- Such other courses as required by the supervisory committee to bring the total of graduate course units beyond the BSc level to at least 12, of which at least 9 units must be graduate.
- Colloquium PHYS 560 (0.0 units).
- Satisfactory completion of the Candidacy examination, PHYS 693 (3.0 units).
- Dissertation (normally 30 units) PHYS 699.
- Final oral examination.
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