Ph D in Physics without an undergrad degree in Physics
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:19 pm
Hi
I am keen on doing a Ph.D./MSc in physics and have been sounding out a lot of different universities for info about admission without having a B Sc in Physics (I graduated in Comp. Engg). I recently got a response from a professor at U Toronto that said I would have to spend a non-degree year of catching up on undergrad level Physics if I wanted to get into the MSc program at U Toronto or any other university. This has caused a good deal of distress in me. I can't afford the cost of this non-degree year and I'm worried that other schools will also take up this position if I apply to their MSc/Ph.D. program. Can anyone here who is well-informed about these matters please tell me that this is not true for all schools?
I am keen on doing a Ph.D./MSc in physics and have been sounding out a lot of different universities for info about admission without having a B Sc in Physics (I graduated in Comp. Engg). I recently got a response from a professor at U Toronto that said I would have to spend a non-degree year of catching up on undergrad level Physics if I wanted to get into the MSc program at U Toronto or any other university. This has caused a good deal of distress in me. I can't afford the cost of this non-degree year and I'm worried that other schools will also take up this position if I apply to their MSc/Ph.D. program. Can anyone here who is well-informed about these matters please tell me that this is not true for all schools?