Master of Science (M.S.) in Physics and Applied Physics

Virginia Commonwealth University

In addition to the general admission requirements of the VCU Graduate School, the following requirements represent the minimum acceptable standards for admission:Students must have a minimum of 30 credit hours in undergraduate physics or engineering, of which at least 18 credit hours must be at the upper-level in physics.Students must present satisfactory GRE scores.Provisional admission may be granted where deficiencies exist. These deficiencies must be removed by the end of the first year of residence or its part-time equivalent, when the students application will be re-examined. Courses that are designed to remove deficiencies will not be accepted for credit toward the graduate degree.