If I need a refresher, what courses will help me prepare for the Qual?
The Qual is primarily a test of undergraduate material, so the following undergraduate courses are appropriate and valuable to take if you believe that your previous training was weak in any area: Mechanics – Physics 326 E & M – Physics 436 (formerly 336) Statistical physics – Physics 427 (formerly 361) Quantum mechanics – Physics 486 (fall)/Physics 487 (spring) or Physics 580 (formerly 386/387 and 480)