Application Procedures for the Master of Science Teaching:

Apply now! Application Deadline January 15 for August admission, and October 1 for January admission

Prospective students should apply through the Physics and Astronomy Department.  Applications can be submitted online.

The GRE exam is required for admission (the Advanced Physics test is not required).  Three letters of recommendation are required (be sure that your letter-writer includes a paragraph and doesn't simply fill out the numerical scores).   Be sure to specify the M.S.T. program (deadlines and requirements may be different from the normal research-based graduate program), and specify which content focus you desire (e.g. middle school science, informal education, IPC). Preference is given to teachers who have previously taken one or more courses or workshops at Rice University.

E-mail inquiries about the Physics and Astronomy graduate program at Rice should be directed to the Physics and Astronomy Department's Graduate Admissions Coordinator. Telephone: (713)348-6348.  

Direct correspondence to:

MST Admissions Committee

Physics and Astronomy Department

Mail-Stop 61

Rice University

6100 Main Street

Houston, TX 77005-1892