<p>Thanks for the link. So, from what I’m seeing, part of the PhD program at Berkeley actually requires 19 elective units beyond the 19 units for the advanced quantum mechanics, and electromagnetism etc. So, I would still have some spots open for more advanced courses. I can’t really see any mention of whether or not the 19 units here is a “cap” or if that’s just a minimum requirement. The 19 units amounts to roughly 5 courses from what I’m reading, but realistically there will probably still be like 10-12 courses that I want to take in grad school. My main concern is just whether or not I’ll still be able to take them, but it sounds like I should be able to.</p>
<p>I’m looking at the UIUC physics PhD program, and they have a cap of 81 credits total for courses within the doctoral program. </p>
<p>The electives I’d want to take as far as physics goes would be things like general relativity, field theory, some particle physics and some more advanced astrophysics/cosmology courses. I’d also want to 4 or so additional upper level math courses in things like partial differential equations and topology.</p>
<p>At this point though, I think Berkeley is my main target. Grad school is a long ways off still though, so I’ve got plenty of time to figure it out.</p>