In the document linked below, we describe the Ph.D. regulations of the Physics Astronomy department. In addition, graduate students are subject to any and all regulations imposed by the Graduate School which can be found in the Bulletin of the Graduate School and/or on the Graduate School Website.  For Ph.D. students who have entered Vanderbilt University prior to the Spring semester 2005, contact the Graduate Program Chair for more information.

The following Ph.D. Chronology was approved by the Department Faculty on October 6, 2008.