Overview

Department of Physics / Department of Physics is located in Mt. Pleasant, MI, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam Three letters of recommendation are requested for applicants seeking an assistantship. Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

29

Applied

3

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 15th	March 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Three letters of recommendation are requested for applicants seeking an assistantship.
Master's Degree Requirements	Three letters of recommendation are requested for applicants seeking an assistantship.
Doctoral Degree Requirements	A personal statement outlining interest in the physics program and identifying a potential faculty member with whom the applicant ideally should have communicated with already. Three letters of recommendation.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$55,620

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

15

Total Graduate Students

80%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.67%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (80%)

Female (20%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 2

Male (13)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Theoretical: Computational electronic structure, Computational materials physics, Nuclear structure physics, Physics of circumstellar disks, Rare isotope physics. Experimental: Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials characterization. Quantum Materials, Rare isotope physics.
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,553,000

Location & Contact

Address DOW SCIENCE COMPLEX 203201 E. Ottawa Court
Mt. Pleasant, MI  48859
United States

Contact Veronica Barone Ph.D.
Department Chair
Email: physicsadmit@cmich.edu
Phone: 989-7743321
Fax: 989-7742697

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