Degrees Offered
♦ Master of Art in Physics and Astronomy
♦ Master of Science in Physics and Astronomy
♦ Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Astronomy

Certificate Programs
♦ Not available

Average Time for Completion of Degree
♦ MS: 2 years, PhD: 6 years 

Size of Department
♦ 30 faculty members, 3 M.S. students and 59 Ph.D. students

Admission Requirements
♦ GRE preferred
♦ Minimum TOEFL 600/250 or IELTS 8.0
♦ Three letters of recommendation
♦ Students are expected to have background in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics, and possess a working knowledge of higher level of mathematics
♦ Personal statement

Application Deadlines
♦ Admissions rolling, but recommended March 1 for Fall admission
    
Program Costs
♦ General and Technology Fees

Financial Aid Opportunities
♦ Virtually all students in the Physics & Astronomy Department are supported financially, usually via a teaching assistantship (TA) during their first one or two years, and a research associateship (RA) thereafter. There is no separate form on which to apply for financial aid. Instead just check the box or write "yes" to the question on the application form for admission to graduate school.
♦ Types: 28 – 30 Teaching Assistantships; 30 – 32 Research Assistantships
♦ Average Amount: $5,579 stipend per quarter plus tuition waiver ($3,548 stipend for summer). Those who receive a stipend from grant monies will also receive the $5,579 for summer.

Additional Information
Research Activities: Experimental and theoretical nuclear and intermediate-energy physics, experimental condensed-matter and surface physics, theoretical condensed-matter and statistical physics, nonlinear systems and chaos, biophysics, acoustics, atomic physics, mathematical and computational physics, biological physics, geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics.