Physics and Astronomy
University of Calgary
Admission Requirements
Submitted by ewmerth on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 12:01pm.
Master's and Doctoral Programs
The minimum entrance requirement for admission to an MSc degree program is an honours BSc degree (or equivalent) in physics, engineering physics, astronomy/astrophysics, or a related scientific field.
The minimum requirement for admission to the PhD degree program is a MSc degree (or equivalent) in physics, engineering physics, astronomy/astrophysics or a related scientific field.
A student entering the graduate program with only a BSc degree is normally admitted as an MSc candidate. However, a transfer to a PhD program may be considered once the student is in the program in exceptional circumstances.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 over an applicant's last 10 full-course equivalents of course work is required before an applicant may even be considered for admission to any of our graduate programs, however, exceptional students with extenuating circumstances may be considered.1
International Students
All foreign applicants must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the General test, and for the Physics Subject test. All applicants for whom English is not their first language, must also submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 550 on the paper-based exam, or 80 on the internet-based exam. For the IELTS examination, the minimum acceptable score is 7.0.
1Although a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for consideration for admission to the graduate programs in our department, the high level of competition for places in the department has raised the cut-off for actual admission. In the 2005 competition, no students with GPAs below 3.3 were successful in the admissions competition, and we were even unable to offer places to some students with GPAs between 3.3 and 3.5.
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