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 Students are required to pass the Preliminary Exam and must satisfy a somewhat confusing array of requirements.  Here are Dexter's official words: Students are required to pass the Preliminary Exam and must satisfy a somewhat confusing array of requirements.  Here are Dexter's official words:
-//\\ \\  +  - Our students are under plan II which requires at least 24 units of upper division and graduate courses.   
-Our students are under plan II which requires at least 24 units of upper division and graduate courses.   +  - At least 12 units must be in graduate courses in the student's major subject (e.g. Radiation, Fluids, Stars, OOM, Galaxies, Cosmology, etc.).  You can use any physics graduate courses that you might take, as long as they are letter-graded.   
-\\ \\  +  - Courses in the 300 series do not count in the unit requirements.  A maximum of 6 units of 299 can be used. 
-At least 12 units must be in graduate courses in the student's major subject (e.g. Radiation, Fluids, Stars, OOM, Galaxies, Cosmology, etc.).  You can use any physics graduate courses that you might take, as long as they are letter-graded.   +  - For master's degrees, two-thirds of all course work (not just those courses that you list on the master's candidacy form) must be letter-graded. 
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-Courses in the 300 series do not count in the unit requirements.  A maximum of 6 units of 299 can be used. +This covers the department and University requirements towards the Master of Art degree in Astrophysics.   Students are normally not admitted for the Master's Degree only, but may find it worthwhile to add to their record //en route// to the Ph.D. Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the student should see the Student Affairs Officer to obtain an Application for Candidacy for the Master's Degree.
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-For master's degrees, two-thirds of all course work (not just those courses that you list on the master's candidacy form) must be letter-graded. +
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-This covers the department and University requirements towards the Master of Art degree in Astrophysics.   +
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-Students are normally not admitted for the Master's Degree only, but +
-may find it worthwhile to add to their record //en route// to the Ph.D. +
-Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the student should see the  +
-Student Affairs Officer to obtain an Application for Candidacy for the +
-Master's Degree.+
  
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 The Prelim is an oral examination conducted by three members of the Department The Prelim is an oral examination conducted by three members of the Department
 appropriate for the fields in which the student will be examined. The Exam appropriate for the fields in which the student will be examined. The Exam
-may be taken at any time the student chooses, subject to the regulations +may be taken at any time the student chooses within their first two years, subject to the regulations 
-listed below. In setting the time of the Exam the student should consult+listed on the [[Prelim | Prelim Page]]. In setting the time of the Exam the student should consult
 the Department Chair at least one month in advance of the proposed date the Department Chair at least one month in advance of the proposed date
 concerning the topics and the Prelim Committee. concerning the topics and the Prelim Committee.
-The examination will be at the general level of the graduate core courses. 
-Normally, the topics consist of three fields chosen from among the list 
-of courses in the [[academic_rules:core|core curriculum]]. The student may 
-choose to be examined in another topic at a comparable level of difficulty. 
-Typically, the topics of a special topics class (AY 250) may be used as 
-a preliminary exam topic. In the past, other topics have included: 
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-  * Stellar Atmospheres 
-  * Stellar Structure & Evolution 
-  * Stellar Dynamics & Galactic Structure 
-  * The Sun 
-The prelim is subject to the following rules: 
-  - The student must attempt the Prelim by the end of the second academic year. If a student does not pass the Exam the first time, one more try will be allowed. 
-  - In order to remain in the Department a student must pass the Prelim within six months after the end of the second academic year. 
-  - The student's major research adviser may not serve on the Prelim Committee. 
-  - The student must pass all three areas in order to pass the Examination. A pass is equivalent to the level of performance meriting a "B" grade on any of the graduate core courses. 
-  - The student selects one member of the committee to serve as the Chair of the Committee. This Chairperson is responsible for timing the examination and any necessary paperwork following the examination. The student selects the order in which the topics are examined. 
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-The Student Affairs Officer maintains a comprehensive list of all topics and questions asked during the preliminary examination. Typically, each topic is alotted 40 minutes of questions for a total of two hours. 
  
  

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