The student’s curriculum will consist of at least 120 credits covering two years, with a minimum of 60 credits per year, and comprising :
• a core curriculum of at least 53 credits, including a final thesis, compulsory courses, and general interest electives;
• a 30-credit specialization;
• specialized elective courses, or one or more additional options (each totalling at least 20 credits, except for the management option) chosen from amongst the 8 options of the curriculum (nanotechnology, materials science, applied physics, basic physics, numerical modelling, optics, management or launching of small and medium-sized companies).

The final thesis is generally written during the last year. However, students may choose to take any given course in the first or second year, subject to possible prerequisites. This will be the case in particular for students pursuing part of their education abroad.

If, in the course of his (her) former curriculum, a student has already been credited with a subject included in the compulsory core curriculum, or any training deemed equivalent, this subject will be replaced by elective courses, while conforming to imposed constraints. The student is responsible for checking whether the minimum total number of credits has been reached, as well as those of the specialized field, which will appear on the final diploma.
The student’s curriculum will be submitted for acceptance by the Applied physics and chemistry diploma committee, using an ad hoc form to be found on the website of the committee.