For graduate students who are looking to travel to conferences, collaborators, etc. we have compiled a step by step guide to help you through the process. The best practices for booking travel are listed below followed by tips from Kim Webb, our office manager, on how to make the process easiest for you! Step […]
Applying for graduate schools can be complicated and stressful. Therefore, exploring every resource available to help the process is strongly recommended. These two guides have been used by graduate students across the country: MIT Guide Applying to STEM Ph.D. Programs and MIT Advice for Grad School Applications. Things to consider is how a department compares
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Counseling and Psychological Services: CAPS is a student resource available to all graduate and undergraduate students at Redfern. You are all eligible to utilize CAPS for any mental health/overall well-being support you might need. You are eligible for several free sessions, and if you use all of those, your student health insurance will contribute to
GTG Travel Grant As part of an ongoing commitment to support the academic and professional development of Graduate Students at Clemson, the Graduate Student Government operates the Graduate Travel Grant (GTG). This initiative is designed to assist graduate students who are actively participating in conferences, workshops, and other scholarly activities outside the university. The application
The primary goal of a PhD is the ability of a student to become an independent researcher. Therefore, researching is a primary day to day task for graduate students. Fellowships allow for a graduate student to focus their time and energy on research alleviating their teaching responsibilities for the duration of a fellowship. First
Paper Related Academic Papers make up a fundamental part of a researcher’s life. Keeping up with the day to day new publications can be difficult but not impossible. Two great resources to help with this are Cornell University’s Open Source Papers Website and NASA’s Astrophysics Data Archive of papers. To investigate more on a certain
After you have finished your core courses, the Physics PhD program requires a comprehensive oral exam to proceed to PhD candidacy. This exam must be taken by the end of your 6th semester barring special circumstances. The exam consists of your advisory committee, who you choose, and one invigilator who is chosen for you from
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There are two degree pathways in the Clemson Physics and Astronomy department, M.S (both thesis/non-thesis options), and PhD. The thesis option M.S. requires 24 credit hours of coursework with 50% of those credits coming from 8000 level courses within the department and at least 6 hours coming from master’s research credits within the department. This