Physics, PhD

University of Alabama

A student who wishes to take graduate work leading to the MS or PhD degree should have the equivalent of an undergraduate major in physics, and mathematics through differential equations. Any undergraduate courses required to complete a student's preparation should be taken as soon as possible.

English Language Requirements: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): The minimum score for admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 550 on the paper-based TOEFL or 79 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT); International English Language Testing System (IELTS): The minimum score for admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 6.5; Pearson Test of English (PTE): The minimum score of admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 59.