The Space Science department will provide opportunities through our graduate program for students to be introduced to and engage in cutting edge research in solar physics, heliospheric science, cosmic ray physics, and high-energy astrophysics with faculty from the Department of Space Science and with our research partners: The University of Alabama in Huntsville's (UAH's) Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) and Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Additionally, the department will provide a unique unified Space Science graduate program under the umbrella of a single university department. UAH is a recognized leader in space research, and the Department of Space Science was created to develop a corresponding academic program with a national ranking. Our faculty and researchers study cosmic plasmas and radiation and how they interact with each other from microscopic to galactic scales. In fact, over 99% of the visible universe is in a plasma state. We employ cutting edge observational and modeling techniques to learn about this most abundant, yet still enigmatic, form of matter. Our students develop a broad spectrum of skills, including computational science, data analysis, analytic theory, and even space instrumentation development. Our graduates work at NASA centers, national labs, universities in the US and abroad, as well as in private industry.