Admission Requirements and Degree Requirements

Admission Conditions:

• The admission requirements are based on the unified regulations for graduate studies at Saudi universities, which can be accessed through the provided link.
• Holders of a Bachelor’s degree from the Department of Physics and Astronomy from various universities in Saudi Arabia or an equivalent degree are eligible for admission.
• The department requires students to achieve a minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL or an equivalent test, with no more than two years between the last test and the time of application. The department may exempt students from countries where the previous degree was taught in English from this requirement.
• A minimum score of 450 on the GRE is required.

Degree Requirements:

Students must complete 25 credit hours of coursework for the Master’s degree in Physics, distributed as follows:

• 16 credit hours from compulsory courses common to the Master’s program in Physics, except for the Astronomy track, where students complete 13 credit hours of common compulsory courses.
• 9 credit hours from elective specialization courses for each track, except for the Astronomy track, where students complete 12 credit hours of specialization courses.
• Successfully complete a Master's thesis.