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Housed within the Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology, this program delivers comprehensive graduate education in chemistry and physics, along with diverse Ph.D. research possibilities at the university and collaborating institutions like the National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Institutes of Health. The Maryland Physics Department ranks among the country's most extensive, with faculty and students investigating over 30 physics disciplines while collaborating on groundbreaking research. Combining demanding coursework with our strategic Washington D.C. setting, this dynamic research environment creates an exceptional learning opportunity. Our undergraduate alumni are highly recruited by top-tier graduate programs and employers, while our graduate students secure prominent positions across government agencies, private sector companies, and academic institutions.
The program is for students with undergraduate degrees in chemistry, physics or engineering. For those students with degrees in other disciplines, knowledge of calculus, differential equations, and vector algebra, as well as introductory mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum mechanics is ordinarily expected.
iBT TOEFL Requirements
Total - 96 (Speaking - 22, Listening - 24, Reading - 26, Writing - 24)
IELTS Requirements
Overall - 7 (Listening - 7, Reading - 7, Writing - 7, Speaking - 6.5)
PTE Requirements
Total - 68
Writing - 68