TOEFL International Applicants are required to submit scores for the TOEFL exam. Minimum overall score of 80 points with a minimum of 20 points in each sub-sectionExceptions can be made in special cases. GRE GRE and GRE Physics Subject Test. 

GPA For 2018 admission, we will waive the application fee for the first 100 applicants that are American citizens and that have an undergraduate GPA of better than 3.0 . Fee $75 for American citizens that do not meet the criterion above, or after the quota has been filled. $85 for all others. RL Letters of recommendation Three Letters of Recommendation must be included in a complete application. Prospective students should request letters from qualified persons who are able to judge that prospective student's ability to succeed in graduate school. These can be submitted electronically via Apply Yourself or via hardcopy to the Physics Department Graduate Office. Transcript Submission of certified undergraduate transcripts Certified Undergraduate Transcripts must be sent directly from the undergraduate institution to the NC State Graduate School. Transcripts must be received from all undergraduate institutions that the applicant attended.