Doctoral students normally will be expected to pass the candidacy examination by the start of their third year. Of special note are the large-volume, ultrafast neutron detectors and neutron polarimeters developed by the Kent faculty and their students. It is possible to enter the program at midyear. Approximately half of the continuing students hold research assistantships. The usual loans and work-study programs are available.
All appointees receive a full tuition scholarship.
Living and Housing Costs Rooms are available for single graduate students in dormitories. Reasonably priced rental housing can also be found. The approximately 20,000 students on the Kent campus include about 4,500 graduate students. The physics department has 52 graduate students with more than ten countries represented. Essentially all graduate students are full-time.