Incoming PhD students primarily start their program in the Fall semester. This is also when we appoint nearly all available Graduate Assistantships.
The Masters of Arts program can apply to either semester since the program is flexible and generally self-supporting.
We support all admitted PhD student with a Graduate Assistantship with a 12 month stipend of $26,780 plus a full tuition scholarship. The assistantship can either be a Teaching Assistantship (TA) or grant supported research (RA). Beginning graduate students are supported by a TA which carries a part-time duties such as working in undergraduate labs, or tutoring beginning undergraduates, or grading.
Each application is given individual attention. We try to gain a holistic picture of the preparation of each applicant through their grades, statement of purpose, CV, and letters of recommendation. We value strong grades and research experience, but we also factor in other qualities important to success in graduate school and beyond, such as independence, persistence, creativity, over-coming adversity .
The graduate physics programs at Kent State University offer solidly-based fundamental course work and the opportunity to do experimental or theoretical research with first-class scientists in Biological Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Soft Matter Physics, and Quantum Materials. Our research groups enjoy international recognition in front-line areas of physics, we have excellent experimental and computational facilities, and we interact extensively with other strong research cen
Kent State alumnus Chase Wilcox, ‘21, began his career through a direct message on social media to his now-employer, DNC Media, while he was still a student. An advertising major, Wilcox completed his degree during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when Kent State and other universities across the world ceased the majority of in-person activities and moved to online instruction. Attempting to make the best of an unusual situation, Wilcox decided to take all online courses and moved to Florida, where he began successfully doing social media content for smaller brands on TikTok. Once he...
KENT, OH– The regional premier of “Make Believe” at the Dobama Theatre opens on Friday, Oct. 6, and features two KSU School of Theatre and Dance faculty– Courtney Brown and Paul Hurley. In the heart of Cleveland lies the Dobama Theatre, a professional venue for established and emerging playwrights to captivate audiences across Northeast Ohio. This Friday, “Make Believe” opens at the Dobama Theatre and features performances from two Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance faculty– Courtney Brown and Paul Hurley. “Make Believe,” by Tony nominee Bess Wohl, centers around ...
Congratulations! to Jenny Lampe, MEd., for receiving the 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award. A lecturer and field coordinator in the Early Childhood Education program in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Lampe taught for many years in kindergarten and preschool/toddler classrooms, as well as serving in Administrative roles in the early years setting(s). Her professional interests include posthumanism and qualitative inquiry in relation to the agency of young children. Presented by the University Teaching Council, the award honors full-time, nontenure-track and pa...
