Minimum Requirements
Applicants to the Physics Graduate Program must meet the following criteria of the OSU Graduate School:

-an earned baccalaureate or professional degree from an accredited college or university by the expected date of entry.

-a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative point-hour ratio (on the 4.0 scale used at this university) in the last degree relevant to the program of study earned by the applicant. For international students, the GPA is calculated on the home institution’s grading scheme and the grade key on the transcript is then utilized to approximate an equivalent US grade based on the educational system of that country.

-prerequisite training that will enable the student to pursue the graduate program to which admission is sought, e.g., upper level physics courses, lab or research experience.

-International students must meet the minimum score requirement of an English proficiency test, as listed below. This requirement applies only to any applicant from a country where the first language is not English, unless a bachelor’s degree or higher was earned in an English-speaking country.
TOEFL- 550, internet based TOEFL (IBT)- 79, Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)- 82, International English Language Testing System (IELST)- 7.0

The faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Physics take part in several activities aimed at engaging the public and cultivating an interest in science among young people.

The OSU Women in Physics Blog aspires to give young people, especially females, a sense of what it is like to live a life in physics, whether it be studying, researching, or teaching.

GRASP (Girls Reaching to Achieve in Sports and Physics) is an annual summer camp that allows middle school girls to learn about physics and how it relates to different sports. This program is currently on hiatus.

Breakfast of Science Champions - This annual program invites middle school children from the Columbus Public Schools to breakfast and then provides a program of a short lecture followed by hands-on fun experiments in physics. The Center for Emergent Materials has organized this effort in physics an includes physics faculty, staff and students.