skip to main content
Protect the Pack: Spring semester begins Jan. 25. Buildings, including E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center, will be open and instruction will follow HyFlex mode of delivery. COVID-19 policies and procedures remain in place. Latest coronavirus updates
University of Nevada, Reno Homepage
  • Apply
  • Visit
  • News
  • Search
  • Quicklinks Expand or Collapse to view popular links for this site
    • Alumni
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Parents
    • Students
    • Academic Calendar
    • Campus Catalog
    • Campus Directory
    • Email Access
    • Library
    • MyNevada
    • WebCampus
    • Workday
    • Zoom Login
  • Menu Expand or Collapse to view links grouped by top level headings
      • Quicklinks
        • Alumni
        • Faculty & Staff
        • Parents
        • Students
        • Academic Calendar
        • Campus Catalog
        • Campus Directory
        • Email Access
        • Library
        • MyNevada
        • WebCampus
        • Workday
        • Zoom Login
      • Chemical Physics faculty
      • Meet our Graduate Students
      • Program handbook
        • Entry into the Graduate Program in Chemical Physics
          • Admission into the program
          • Graduate record examination scores and transcripts
          • Registration exams
          • Curriculum
          • Choice of research advisor
          • Graduate advisory committee
          • Program of study
        • General requirements
          • Credit hours
          • Course work performance
          • Comprehensive examination
          • Seminars
          • Time limitation for completion of advanced degrees
          • Admission to chemical physics from an M.S. program
        • Requirements for the Ph.D. program
          • Minimum credit requirements
          • Comprehensive examinations
          • Language requirements
          • Seminar requirements
          • Admission to candidacy
          • Approval of dissertation and final oral examination
        • Graduate student evaluation procedures
        • Timetable of events
      • Department of Chemistry
      • Department of Physics
      • Apply Visit News
Chemical Physics

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program - College of Science

  • Chemical Physics faculty
  • Meet our Graduate Students
  • Program handbook
    • Entry into the Graduate Program in Chemical Physics
    • General requirements
    • Requirements for the Ph.D. program
    • Graduate student evaluation procedures
    • Timetable of events
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Physics
  • University Home Homepage
    /
  • Department of Chemistry /
  • Chemistry Graduate Programs /
  • Ph.D. in Chemical Physics /
  • Program handbook
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics
  • Chemical Physics faculty
  • Meet our Graduate Students
  • (Current Page) Program handbook
    • Entry into the Graduate Program in Chemical Physics
      • Admission into the program
      • Graduate record examination scores and transcripts
      • Registration exams
      • Curriculum
      • Choice of research advisor
      • Graduate advisory committee
      • Program of study
    • General requirements
      • Credit hours
      • Course work performance
      • Comprehensive examination
      • Seminars
      • Time limitation for completion of advanced degrees
      • Admission to chemical physics from an M.S. program
    • Requirements for the Ph.D. program
      • Minimum credit requirements
      • Comprehensive examinations
      • Language requirements
      • Seminar requirements
      • Admission to candidacy
      • Approval of dissertation and final oral examination
    • Graduate student evaluation procedures
    • Timetable of events
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Physics

Program handbook

This handbook is designed to present the most pertinent information on the courses, examinations, and other requirements of the Chemical Physics Ph.D. program. The University General Catalog should be consulted for authoritative information.

Please note: this represents the program handbook for the current academic year only. For an archived version of a previous year's handbook, or to obtain a hard copy of this current year's program handbook, please contact the program director.

Table of contents

  • 1. Entry into the Graduate Program in Chemical Physics
    • 1.1 Admissions into the program
    • 1.2 Graduate record examination scores and transcripts
    • 1.3 Registration exams
    • 1.4 Curriculum
    • 1.5 Choice of research advisor
    • 1.6 Graduate advisory committee
    • 1.7 Program of study
  • 2. General requirements 
    • 2.1 Credit hours
    • 2.2 Course work performance
    • 2.3 Comprehensive examinations
    • 2.4 Seminars
    • 2.5 Time limitation for completion of advanced degrees
    • 2.6 Admission to Chemical Physics from an M.S. program
  • 3. Requirements for the Ph.D. degree
    • 3.1 Minimum credit requirements
    • 3.2 comprehensive examinations
    • 3.3 Language requirement
    • 3.5 Admission to candidacy
    • 3.6 Approval of dissertation and final oral examination
  • 4. Graduate student evaluation procedures
  • 5. Timetable of events
  • Graduate School resources
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Physics

Program Contact Information

  • Mailing Address: 1664 North Virginia Street
  • Email: svarganov@unr.edu
  • Phone: (775) 784-1406
Follow the University University Twitter University Facebook University YouTube University Vimeo University Flickr University Instagram University LinkedIn
University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557 (775) 784-1110
  • Non-Discrimination Statement
  • Privacy
  • Website Help
  • Site Map
  • Commitment to Diversity
  • Commitment to Accessibility
  • Equal Opportunity and Title IX
  • Employment & Careers