Opportunities available for dual doctorate?

xraymancs
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:13:19 +0000

All the responses are on point about getting two Ph.D. degrees. I should add that in physics, you don’t have to choose theoretical or experimental physics until your second year of graduate school. Just start in a physics program that has a range of specializations and then take your first year classes, all of which are theoretical. You will find out soon enough if you have the chops to become a theoretical physicist. After you pass your qualifying examination and core classes, you look for an advisor and that will determine your final direction.