{"id":4637,"date":"2026-02-17T07:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/?page_id=4637"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:36:22","slug":"application-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/graduate-program\/ms-quantum\/application-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #cc0000;\">Who Should Apply?<\/h6>\n<p><span>We welcome applicants from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds. To ensure adequate preparation for this program, we require the following:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Undergraduate major in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics (3.0+ GPA recommended)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to a related undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, successful students typically have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Strong mathematical and analytical background, including experience with linear algebra and multivariable calculus\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Exposure to modern physics, physical chemistry, or computational tools, and\/or programming experience\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #cc0000;\">Required Application Materials<\/h6>\n<p><span>Application Requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Transcripts<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Resume<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Personal statement<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Two letters of recommendation<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Proof of English Proficiency (International students only)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline for Fall entry &#8211; April 15. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis after the deadline.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/bu-grs.cas.myliaison.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who Should Apply? We welcome applicants from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds. To ensure adequate preparation for this program, we require the following:\u00a0 Undergraduate major in Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics (3.0+ GPA recommended)\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to a related undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, successful students typically have: Strong [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22910,"featured_media":0,"parent":4618,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4637"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5073,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4637\/revisions\/5073"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}