Requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy. Students entering the program will choose an interdepartmental committee to oversee their progress toward the Ph.D. degree. Students will still receive a Ph.D. in either chemistry or physics.

• Courses: Chemical physics students will be expected to take courses from both departments. The core of the program of courses consists of quantum chemistry (offered by the Chemistry Department), quantum mechanics (offered by either department), electrodynamics (offered by the Physics Department), statistical mechanics (either department) and mathematical physics (Physics Department). For details of the course offerings, see the course listings under chemistry and physics.

• Seminars: Students will participate in the weekly chemical physics seminar series and will be expected to present at least one talk per year.

• Examinations: During the first two years, students will be examined on their general knowledge of chemical physics, including the current literature. In the second year, an oral exam will be given, based in part on an original research proposal. At this point, a formal decision will be made on whether to admit the student to candidacy for the Ph.D.

• Research: Students in chemical physics may do research under the direction of any member of either department. To aid the student in this selection and to sample the flavor of research activities in both departments, students will participate briefly in the research of each department. During the first year, students will rotate among as many as two research groups from each department, spending between four and six weeks in each group. It is anticipated that a student will be able to make a formal choice of a research advisor by the end of the first academic year at Wesleyan.