Graduate Student Resources

Graduate School Forms

• Graduate School Forms
• Graduate School Database

Funding

• Faculty with available Research Assistantships
• Funding
• Tuition and Fees
• Graduate Student Health Insurance Plans

Manuals

• Manual for Graduate Students in Physics and Astronomy (Current); (Fall 2015 -Summer 2023)
  
• Manual for Graduate Student Instructional Staff (2016)
• Policies and Procedures Manual for Administering Graduate Student Programs

Requirements for Research and Thesis

• Guidelines for Annual Research Goals and Feedback Requirement (pdf)
• Graduate Student Research Goals Form (fillable pdf)
• Student Research Feedback Form (fillable pdf)
• Thesis/Dissertation Office Homepage
• Instructions on submitting a Thesis Electronically (pdf)

Graduate Student Ombudspersons 

• Prof. Erica Carlson
  (Email: ewcarlson@purdue.edu, Tel: 494-3041, Rm 262)
• Prof. Ephraim Fischbach
  (Email:ephraim@purdue.edu , Tel: 494-5506, Rm. 286)

Academic Calendars

• Academic Calendars
• Graduate School Calendar
• Graduation Dates and Deadlines

International Students & Scholars

• ISS Resources
• Curricular Practical Training (CPT) Form
  CPT is an F-1 student benefit. It is authorization for employment which is an integral part of an established curriculum and is related to a student’s major area of study. This can be defined as: alternate work/study, internship, cooperative education (Co-Op) or other type of required internship or practicuum. Detailed information regarding CPT.
• Optional Practical Training (OPT)
  OPT is an F-1 student benefit. It is authorization for employment directly related to a student’s major area of study. Detailed information regarding OPT.

Libraries 

• Physics Library
• Purdue University Libraries 

Facilities 

• College of Science IT
• Purdue University Parking

Careers

• American Institute of Physics Career Network
• Center for Career Opportunities (CCO)