Master's during undergrad?
Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:19 am
Hello all,
I'm in the position to start taking graduate physics classes spring of my sophomore year or fall of junior year. (I did a lot of physics in high school, started relatively far into the undergrad track as a freshman, and the rest of the physics curriculum can be breezed through since my honors program lets us waive prerequisites (state school).) As such, it may be that before I graduate undergrad--assuming 4 years--I have more than 30 hours of graduate coursework, which is technically the requirement for a master's in physics (including a thesis). I would assume that a master's could then be claimed by petition (would I have to be admitted to the graduate school first?), and if so, what would be the advantages or disadvantages of doing this? Is this kind of thing unheard of?
Thanks!
I'm in the position to start taking graduate physics classes spring of my sophomore year or fall of junior year. (I did a lot of physics in high school, started relatively far into the undergrad track as a freshman, and the rest of the physics curriculum can be breezed through since my honors program lets us waive prerequisites (state school).) As such, it may be that before I graduate undergrad--assuming 4 years--I have more than 30 hours of graduate coursework, which is technically the requirement for a master's in physics (including a thesis). I would assume that a master's could then be claimed by petition (would I have to be admitted to the graduate school first?), and if so, what would be the advantages or disadvantages of doing this? Is this kind of thing unheard of?
Thanks!