Admission eligibility is based on receipt of a baccalaureate degree equivalent to a United States four-year bachelor's degree from a college or university recognized as an institution of higher education by the Ministry of Education in the relevant country or be regionally accredited within the U.S. prior to matriculating into a graduate program.
To be considered for regular admission, applicants must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale). Applicants who have earned 9 or more letter-graded graduate credits must have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 or the equivalent, this graduate GPA supersedes the undergraduate GPA.
Name, contact information, and some personal details
Choice of program. Under the 'College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' choose Applied Physics, PhD, Physics, MA, or Physics, MS and select term
Degree information and transcripts from all institutions at which you have studied. You will be asked to upload a scan (an unofficial copy) of transcripts from each institution you have attended. See Office of Graduate Studies for what an acceptable unofficial transcript is. If you are admitted, you will then be required to submit official transcripts from all institutions attended, regardless of the number of credits earned. International applicants will be asked to submit official translations of their transcripts
Residency information (used to determine tuition charges)
Statement of Purpose
Three letters of recommendation
Any further documentation as required by Portland State University
IELTS - 6.5 overall score with minimum sub-scores of 6.5 in reading and writing
TOEFL iBT - minimum overall score of 80 with minimum subscores of 18 in reading and writing