<p>Hi , My case is a little funny . I've a Bachelor in medicine but I'm very interested in doing a masters/PhD in physics . I'm planning to take the GRE test in the near future . Although I don't have a bachelor in physics , I have been studying physics on my own . I have been reading graduate level textbooks in physics and mathematics (and even computer science) and solving lots of problems .
Here are the areas I've studied :
Statistical mechanics
quantum mechanics
electrodynamics
classical mechanics
quantum field theory</p>
<p>Where should I go from here ? Should I apply for a master/PhD program even if I don't have a bachelor?</p>
<p>Have you taken significant physics or physical science coursework as an undergraduate? It’s not going to matter what you’ve been “studying on your own” - admissions committees are going to want to know what you’ve done as a formal student.</p>
<p>The short answer is yes, it is possible but you will probably need to take some remedial undergraduate courses to be prepared for graduate courses. You might also wish to take the Physics GRE to demonstrate competence in the undergraduate material.</p>
<p>Even if your ultimate goal is a Ph.D. you will have to start by getting into a Masters program. It is unlikely that a Ph.D. program will take you right away, however it is possible. I have been on the physics admission committee at Illinois Institute of Technology for quite a while and we have taken Masters students who were engineers, chemists and even an orthodontist. For the most part, they have done well and the ones who have wanted to have gone on to a Ph.D. program, at IIT or elsewhere. For some of them, we have required preliminary undergraduate courses while for others, we have put them right into the graduate curriculum.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>