The Program Faculty is composed of members of participating IGMCS departments and other individuals with relevant expertise who have been nominated for membership by their respective department heads and approved by the Program Committee.

Academic departments with existing or planned graduate degree programs are invited to submit requests for program participation to the Program Committee. Applications should indicate which degree program options (e.g., Masters's and/or Ph.D.) are to be included and which courses are to be accepted for each option. It is expected that courses will generally be equivalent to graduate-level courses in the participating departments.

Note: the student does not have to complete all courses before registering. A viable academic plan that adheres to the requirements outlined here is sufficient to register and enroll in the program.

The process—from registration to graduation:

Students may satisfy three hours of the Program requirement by successfully completing a one semester Internship outside of the student’s major. The internship may be taken offsite, e.g., Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), or on campus by working with a faculty member in a department other than the student’s home department. Students should work with the chair or other member of their graduate committee to put together an appropriate internship.