What Every Successful Physics Graduate Student Should Know

This guide is intended for students who are considering pursuing a graduate school program in physics. I chose the title, “What Every Successful Physics Graduate Student Should Know” because I honestly believe that if you want to be successful in a graduate physics program, the information contained in these pages will be of great value to you. The motivation for the creation of this guide originated with a suggestion from one of my students who felt that this could provide a useful aid to people who are interested in pursuing a graduate-level physics degree. It is written in such a way that it applies to graduate physics programs in general and not only the University of Houston Clear Lake (UHCL) Physics program.