Overview

BYU Physics and Astronomy / BYU Physics and Astronomy is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
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 GRE General Test Thesis Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam Minimum GPA of 3.0, ecclesiastical endorsement Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam, candidacy exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

28

Applied

22

Accepted

20

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, ecclesiastical endorsement
Doctoral Degree Exam	Minimum GPA of 3.0, ecclesiastical endorsement
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0, ecclesiastical endorsement

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7
TWE: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

65

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	Not Reported
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	90%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	9.23%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (73%)

Female (26%)

Faculty

35

Total faculty

Full-time - 35

Part-time - 0

Male (32)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Materials-Addressing calibration of high harmonic generation sources used for studying magnetismAcoustics-Super resolution, time reversal focusing using path extending properties of scatterersAstronomy-ALMA Gas-dynamical Mass Measurement of the Supermassive Black Hole in the Red Nugget Relic Galaxy PGC 11179TrIP-Transformer Interatomic Potential Predicts Realistic Energy Surface Using Physical BiasMapping nanocrystal orientations via scanning Laue diffraction microscopy for multi-peak Bragg coherent diffraction imaging

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

299,000,000

Location & Contact

Address Brigham Young University Eyring Science Center
N284
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Dr. Kent L. Gee
Department Chair
Email: ketntgee@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-1544

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