A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while enrolled as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree
Official transcripts. One may use unofficial transcript(s) for the application, but once admitted to FSU, you must submit official transcript(s). Please send the transcript(s) directly to the Office of Admissions. The online application portal has instructions for submitting the transcript(s). Any admission or financial offer including assistantships made prior to the reception of official transcript(s) provided by the schools attended is made on a provisional basis only. A grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in graduate or upper division undergraduate science and mathematics courses is required for admission in addition to the requirements of the Graduate School.
Three letters of recommendation. Each applicant should solicit letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with his or her qualifications for advanced study in physics. The online application portal has instructions for submitting the recommendation letters.
GRE score. Each applicant is required to take the verbal and quantitative portions of the general (aptitude) Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Graduate Record Examinations are offered several times a year at numerous testing centers in the United States and abroad. Advance registration is required. Registration, as well as detailed information on the availability and character of the examination, may be obtained from Educational Testing Services. After taking the exam the applicant should ask the Educational Testing Service to send the score to the Office of Admission. FSU's institutional reporting code is located here.
Each applicant must send an application fee, currently thirty dollars, with the application described in item 2.2.1. The applicant will pay this fee electronically upon submitting the application in the application portal.
TOEFL score. A student whose native language is not English and who has not been educated in an English speaking institution for at least one year, must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A total score of at least 80 on the IBTOEFL test and 550 on the paper TOEFL test is required for admission. The TOEFL is offered six times a year at designated test centers in 170 countries throughout the world, including all of the states of the United States. Advance Registration is required. Registration, as well as detailed information on the availability and character of the examination, may be obtained from Educational Testing Services. After taking the exam the applicant should request the TOEFL Office to send the score to the Office of Admission. FSU's institutional reporting code is located here.
TOEFL score. A student whose native language is not English and who has not been educated in an English speaking institution for at least one year, must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A total score of at least 80 on the new IB TOEFL test, 213 on the computer-based TOEFL test, and 550 on the paper TOEFL test is required for admission.
International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5