- Programs:
- Full-time PhD
- Full-time and part-time MS
- Application Materials checklist:
- Transcripts
- Three Recommendations
- GRE and Subject GRE examination scores
- TOEFL/IELTS score (for international students whose primary instruction was not in English)
Common
Questions About the PhD Program
- What kinds of research do you do at Northeastern?
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Elementary particle/astro-particle physics,
condensed matter physics, nanophysics, biological physics, and the physics of complex systems, but these all cover broad areas. You should look at our research page for more complete information.
- Will I receive a teaching or research assistantship?
- Incoming PhD students will receive a total package of approximately $32,000 comprised of a teaching assistantship stipend of approximately $22,500 together with a full tuition waiver (equivalent to approximately $8000) and full medical coverage (equivalent to approximately $1500) for 2007-2008.
- An advanced student fully supported on a research assistantship receives a total compensation package of approximately $36,000 comprised of a stipend of $26,505 together with a full tuition waiver (equivalent to approximately $8000) and full medical coverage (equivalent to approximately $1500) for 2007-2008 .
- What are my duties as a teaching assistant?
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You will
be assigned twenty hours of teaching, grading, and proctoring
duties per week. New students are expected to take a short
introductory course in teaching techniques before school starts.
- What courses will I be taking? Will there be
a qualifying or comprehensive exam?
- Our standard first-year graduate courses which are
designed to provide a thorough knowlege of the basics of modern
physics: electromagnetism, classical mechanics and mathematical
methods of physics, quantum mechanics, and statistical physics.
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At the beginning of the second year a qualifying examination
is given based on this material. The second-year courses are
designed to prepare the student for independent research and
cover elementary particle physics, condensed matter physics, biological physics,
and computational physics.
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The student is expected to submit a PhD proposal by the end of their third year and give a seminar
on the topic.
- How long does it take to get a PhD?
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Students are expected to complete their coursework and research in 5 years.
- What sort of job can I get as a PhD physicist?
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The
American Institute of Physics has statistics about
employment opportunities in physics.
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The AIP
Career Network provides helpful career information and job opportunities
for both undergraduate and graduate students.
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Visit our graduate
student job database for a list of our graduates' first or current jobs.
Important
Dates for Spring 2008 Admissions: |
| October
1 |
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Rolling admissions up to this date for international
Masters applicants
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| December
1 |
- Rolling
admissions up to this date for non-international Masters
applicants
|
| December
15 |
- Deadline
for non-international special student
applicants
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Important
Dates for Fall 2008 Admissions: |
| February
1 |
- Deadline
for PhD program application
|
| May
1 |
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Rolling admissions up to this date for all international
Masters applicants
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| August
1 |
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Rolling admissions up to this date for all domestic Masters
applicants
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| August
25 |
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Deadline for non-international special student applicants
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Here
are some resources for students and prospective students:
 The Physics
Guide from the Graduate School, covering the curricula
for our degrees and operating procedures within the department
relating to graduate study.  The
General
Regulations of the Graduate school, covering the
overall regulations of the entire College of Arts and Sciences,
and including interdisciplinary degrees.
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