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The Department of Physics at Queen's University stands among Canada's premier institutions for physics, engineering physics, and astronomy education and research. Our distinguished faculty features internationally renowned physicists and astronomers, including Nobel Prize winner Art McDonald. Queen's hosts North America's largest integrated research team focusing on astronomy, astrophysics, and astroparticle physics. The department pioneered Canada's first Engineering Physics program. Cutting-edge researchers in quantum optics, nanoscience, and nanophotonics bridge our excellence in applied physics with foundational studies in condensed matter physics and optics.
Queen's physics program uniquely blends top-tier research with a mid-sized learning environment that fosters personalized undergraduate education while exposing students to diverse scientific disciplines. Students experience dynamic learning opportunities and access to advanced research facilities, including interdisciplinary projects and global collaborations like dark matter and neutrino experiments at SNOLAB.
Applicants must have the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), and six 4U/4M courses. Students must have a minimum of three 4U courses, except where stated otherwise. Students in francophone schools may offer the equivalent of English 4U.
The accepted tests of facility in English and the minimally acceptable scores for each are:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Score of 6.5 on Academic Module with no band below 6.0; Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - iBT (Internet Based TOEFL)/88 overall: 24 Writing, 22 Speaking, 22 Reading, 20 Listening; Paper Based TOEFL (PBT)/580 (TBC); Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) - Overall band of 70 with no band below 60; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) - 90; Queen’s School of English - High standing on 12-week English for Academic Purposes advanced level English courses; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Overall score of 60.