Department of Astronomy - Graduate Program Information

Admission, Financial Aid
Admission

Deadline: January 15
Status Requirement: bachelor's degree in physical science or engineering
Minimum Grade-Point Average: 3.0 (A = 4.0)
Required Tests: to be considered for admission, all applicants must take:
Graduate Record Examination General Test
Graduate Record Examination Subject Test in Physics
In addition, International students must take:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Students scoring
below 550 are unlikely to be admitted.
Admission decision: based on a balanced assessment of the grade-point average, the GRE scores and three letters of recommendation.

Financial Aid

Students admitted to the graduate program usually receive financial assistance. University fellowships, teaching assistantships, and research assistantships are available. Most students in the astronomy program support themselves with half-time teaching assistantships during the first one or two years. Salaries started at $14,100 for the 9 month 2002-03 academic year, in addition to a tuition waiver. Students also usually receive summer work support ($3,133 in summer 2001). Advanced students may compete for University fellowship or research assistantships offered by faculty members whose research is supported by federal grants. Recent graduate students have also held National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships and NASA Graduate Student Researcher Program fellowships.

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