Master's:
Thirty credit hours are required. Thesis is optional. Minimum 2.7 GPA is required. One-year residency required. No language requirement.

Doctorate:
Successful completion (grades of As and Bs) in 1st year graduate courses in Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics, and Statistical Mechanics. There is no qualifying exam. Two additional graduate physics courses beyond these core classes, plus two graduate courses not connected to research area. Minimum GPA of 3.0. Thesis and thesis proposal examinations are required.

There are weekly Physics colloquia on Mondays and 2-3 additional seminars every week during the school year. In addition, the School is active in outreach by hosting several public lectures each year on campus, as well as monthly public observing nights using the School's rooftop telescope. Many graduate students coordinate activities and booths each March for the 2-week long Atlanta Science Festival.

The graduate students run the Graduate Association of Physicists (GAP), a student group dedicated to mentoring, supporting and advocating for physics graduate students. In addition, all physics graduate students can participate in the Society for Women in Physics (SWiP). Both these organizations host social events, coffee hours, and are essential resources for all students in the department.

There is a School Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee that includes several graduate and undergraduate students. All members of the School have access to a digital anonymous feedback form that is read by two Ombudspeople. The Ombudspeople are members of the DEI Committee and are elected by the entire School community.