Hello MSPQC Students:

I am reaching out with some reminders about Summer and Fall enrollment based on questions I've received in the last week or so.

As you know, enrollment for Summer 2023 began April 3 and enrollment for Fall 2023 began April 10.

* You should try to enroll sooner rather than later-make sure you're talking with your faculty advisor about your plans or with questions related to specific courses/elective choices * Remember that as an MSPQC student you are able to take classes outside of the department, but must request permission. We limit the number of credits students can take outside of the Physics department and want to make sure you're talking with your advisor about the purpose for taking specific elective courses, i.e. how are those courses helping you to work towards your individual academic and career goals. * To receive permission, you must complete an elective request form (attached to this email) * If you are planning to do research in summer and/or fall, don't forget to complete a research proposal form with your faculty advisor and email that to me for my records (see form attached to this email) * ***I will authorize students to enroll in research/independent study credit with the faculty member you indicated doing research with when enrolled in PHYS 701. However, you can do research with other faculty members for credit if they agree to take you on in their lab. So, if you plan to do research with someone other than the faculty member you previously indicated, please let me know by completing the research form and turning it into me and I will authorize you to enroll in PHYS 799 on your own (using the specific course number aligned with the faculty and their section). * Don't worry if it says there are no seats available - your "permission to enroll" will override that. * If you are doing research with a faculty member but do not want or need the credit to count towards your MSPQC degree (to hit the minimum 30 credits required to graduate), then you do not necessarily need to enroll in PHYS 799-come talk to me about this if you think this may be you and have questions.

Some Grad School rules about enrollment: * RAs are required to carry a minimum of 8 credits each fall/spring semester and 2 credits in the summer. * Non-dissertator TAs not receiving a summer degree have no enrollment requirement. (If receiving a summer degree, 2 credits is the minimum enrollment required in summer).

You can find all the details about enrollment requirements online here: https://grad.wisc.edu/documents/enrollment-requirements/

Some ISS resources that may be of interest to you around enrollment time:

* Program extension: https://iss.wisc.edu/students/current-students/extend-your-study/ * F-1 CPT info: https://iss.wisc.edu/employment/f1-employment/f-1-curricular-practical-train... * F/J-1 Enrollment: https://iss.wisc.edu/students/current-students/f1-information/full-time-enro... * Reduced course load info: https://iss.wisc.edu/students/current-students/reduced-course-load/

Please reach out to me with any questions you have about any of this information as you complete your summer and fall enrollments. I'm happy to meet if that's helpful.

Kind Regards,

Elizabeth Hart-Baldridge, M.S. Ed. Graduate Program Manager Master of Science in Physics-Quantum Computing Programhttps://www.physics.wisc.edu/graduate/mspqc-prospective-students/ Department of Physics University of Wisconsin-Madison

Elizabeth.baldridge@wisc.edumailto:Elizabeth.baldridge@wisc.edu (608)263-2235

Need to meet with me? Schedule a meeting here: https://calendly.com/elizabeth-baldridge/30min-1