ADMISSIONS
Review of applicant files begins each January, and for full consideration all application materials should be received by February 15. Domestic students who miss all deadlines should contact the graduate coordinator to see if there are any slots still available. Almost all students are admitted with funding, usually as Teaching Assistants. If you are willing to come without support please make this clear in your statement of purpose. Please note that students without Assistantships are liable for all tuition fees, whereas those with Assistantships have tuition fees covered by the University.

The usual prerequisite for acceptance into one of the physics programs is an undergraduate degree in physics, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution. It is expected that entering graduate students will have a thorough undergraduate foundation in general physics, classical mechanics, elementary quantum mechanics and modern physics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics, in addition to mathematics through differential equations. Promising students who do not meet these requirements will still be considered but may be expected to spend a portion of their first year taking courses of a transitional nature to complete their preparation for graduate study.

Applying Online

Apply Online
The Department of Physics recommends that students apply online at Apply Online
Forms needed for the online application: Certificate of Financial Responsibility (PDF)

Paper Application (not applying online)

If you cannot apply online and need to submit a paper application, please contact Nathan Williams, students services, at 352.392.9472 or nwilliams@phys.ufl.edu for more information.
Forms needed for paper application (all forms are PDF):
U.S. Application
International Application
Application Fee Cover
Letter of Recommendation
Certificate of Financial Responsibility

Required Application Materials

Items needed for a complete application are:
GRE Scores - (Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical). These are University requirements. If you have not taken a GRE-Subject tests, your application will be still considered. However, you should understand that this puts you in considerable disadvantage with respect to other applicants who have similar academic and research credentials and who have confirmed their proficiency in physics by having taken the GRE Subject test.
Advanced Physics GRE score This is a Department requirement, not a University requirement. It tells us how much physics the applicants know.
Undergraduate transcripts This is a University requirement. In the Physics Department, we look in particular at the grades in physics and other science courses. Please request that one copy of the official transcripts be mailed directly to the Department, and another to the Admissions office.
3 Letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose telling us your plans and why you want to come to Physics Graduate School.
$30 application fee This is a University requirement, which cannot be waived or deferred

International Students

The graduate school and physics department have some additional admissions requirements for international students. These are associated with English proficiency, certification of financial responsibility, and visas. Please visit the International Page for more information. International Page
































































Graduate Links



Publications

All files are PDF


Contact

Student Services
Nathan Williams
Office: 1210C NPB
Phone: 352.392.9472
nwilliams@phys.ufl.edu

Mail Application to:
Department of Physics Graduate Admissions
University of Florida
B100 New Physics Building
Gainesville, FL 32611-8440
United States of America