Health Physics
Supported Degree Objectives
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Master of Science (MS)
Required Supporting Documents
- Transcripts
- Three Recommendation Letters
- For combined degree students, one recommendation letter is required from a Purdue faculty member, academic advisor, or full-time lecturer that is familiar with your abilities and can speak to your academic potential in graduate school.
- Academic Statement of Purpose
- Personal History Statement
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
English Proficiency Requirements
- This program accepts the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars basic requirements as described on the English Proficiency Requirements page.
Doctoral and Master's Degree Program Requirements
- Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree:
- 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0)
Combined BS-MS (4+1) Degree
- Cumulative Grade Point Average from current Purdue undergraduate degree:
- 3.2 overall (A=4.0)
- 3.5 (A=4.0) for HSCI courses
- Applicants will apply in the Spring of their junior year.
- Application Deadlines
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Program Fall Spring Summer MS, PhD December 1* Special Cases Only** Special Cases Only** Combined Degree (4+1)*** March 1 October 1 No Entry Program MS, PhD Fall December 1* Spring Special Cases Only** Summer Special Cases Only** Program Combined Degree (4+1)*** Fall March 1 Spring October 1 Summer No Entry
*Deadline for consideration for University and College internal competitive awards. Final deadline is April 1 for Fall admission. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit applications prior to December 1.
**Our Primary admission window is for fall entry. To be considered for Spring or Summer entry applicants are required to receive an endorsement from a toxicology faculty member prior to applying. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact faculty of interest. The endorsement of the faculty member is only an approval to submit an application and does not guarantee admission. Following receipt of faculty endorsement, the complete application must be submitted by October 1 for Spring entry and March 1 for Summer entry.
***The Combined Degree program is only available to eligible Purdue undergraduates applying during their third year. Please contact the program coordinator with questions.
Program Contact Information
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Name Karen Walker Phone 765-494-1419 Email kwalker@purdue.edu Web Program Website Address Graduate Admissions Committee
School of Health Sciences
Karen Walker
550 Stadium Mall Drive - HAMP 1173
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
USA
Additional Information
- Current master's students wishing to move to a doctoral degree program in this same graduate program will not be required to submit a new application.
