Undergraduate Applications
To apply, visit the university-wide admissions page at
http://admissions.ua.edu/undergraduate.
Scholarships information can be found at
http://scholarships.ua.edu.
In addition, physics majors may be eligible for the E. Scott Barr Scholarship.
For more information about scholarships contact
Susan Halliday in the scholarship office.
Graduate Applications
The minimum requirements for admission include:
a verbal and quantitative score of at least 1000 on
the general GRE; a score of at least 650 on the GRE subject (Physics)
exam may be substituted for the general GRE score;
each of these scores must be less than five years old.
For applicants whose first language is not English, we require a
TOEFL score of at least
550 on the paper-based test (PBT) or
213 on the computer-based test (CBT) or
79 on the internet-based test (iBT)
or an iELTS score of at least 6.5; these scores need to be less than
two years old at the time of enrollment.
Further information and application requirements can be found at
this
link and
this
link.
To begin the application process for the Graduate School:
You can download the application forms from the University of Alabama Graduate
School's website at
http://graduate.ua.edu/application
and then submit the application forms electronically or by mail to the Graduate School:
The
University of Alabama
Graduate School
PO Box 870118
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0118
Please also send copies of these completed application materials (unofficial copies of
transcripts etc. are good enough for the committee) by post or electronically to:
Graduate Application Committee
Physics & Astronomy Department
PO Box 870324
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
physgrad@ua.edu
We encourage you to visit the following web sites to learn more about our programs:
http://physics.ua.edu
http://bama.ua.edu/~hep
http://www.astr.ua.edu
http://mint.ua.edu
In order to be considered for Graduate School and other fellowships it is necessary
for us to have all application materials by December 15. To receive full
consideration for Departmental support via Graduate Teaching or Research
Assistantships it is necessary for us to have all application materials by
February 1. Typically, admission decisions are made and offers are sent out by
March 15.
If you have additional questions about the department or the application process
please contact us at physgrad@ua.edu.
