Applications for admission are accepted for fall quarter only. An applicant for admission must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better (on a scale where A = 4.0) in the junior and senior years and in any graduate courses taken. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general exam and subject exam are required.

A complete application consists of the following:

• Online application
• Statement of Purpose
• 3 letters of recommendation
• GRE scores (general and subject)
• TOEFL scores (International applications only)
• Transcripts from each intitution you have attended
• $60 Fee for U.S. Applicants or $80 USD for International Students

All portions of the applications must be submitted online, except for transcripts. Transcripts need to be mailed directly to the Physics Department. No other application materials will be accepted via mail.

If your application is missing any of the required application materials, we will contact you directly.  Please do not send inquiries to check on your application status. 

The Institution code for the GRE and TOEFL exams is 4834. The Department code for the GRE exam is 0808 and 76 for the TOEFL exam. Please have ETS send scores electronically to the university.

We strongly encourage applicants to complete the Internal Fellowship Application. The Internal Fellowship Application must be completed as part of the onliine application.

Graduate Application Deadlines:
US and International Applicants - January 15
Fellowship Applicants - January 15

Additional information may be obtained by e-mailing grad-info@physics.ucdavis.edu or writing to:

Physics Graduate Program
Department of Physics
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8677

For more information about the university graduate requirements/services and an On-Line University Application, visit Graduate Studies.