Overview

Department of Physics / Department of Physics is located in Pocatello, ID, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Natural Science (MNS)	Physics
Master of Science (MS)	Health physics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied physics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
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 Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some Oral exam (for some programs)
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum 50th percentile) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some Oral exam, written qualifying exam in physics or health physics after 1st year

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, BS or BA in physics, teaching certificate (MNS)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum 50th percentile)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	3 letters of recommendation, statement of career goals

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans 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

71

Total Graduate Students

38%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.82%
Black or African American	1.41%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	4.23%

Gender

Male (81%)

Female (18%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 1

Male (7)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Ion beam applications, low-energy nuclear physics, relativity and cosmology, observational astronomy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 921 South 8th Avenue, Unit 8106
Pocatello, ID  83209-8106
United States

Contact Dr. Richard Brey
Interim Chair
Email: brey@physics.isu.edu
Phone: 208-282-3467
Fax: 208-282-4649

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