Resources for Students
Undergrad Degree Programs in Physics
Undergrad Research Opportunities
Scholarships and Awards
Masters Degree Programs in Physics
PhD Programs in Physics
Graduate Student Organization
NIU Physics course and catalog information
The next M.S. qualifying exam will be held, in two parts, on February 16, 2013 from 9:00-11:00 and 11:30-1:30.
The next PhD candidacy exam will be held on February 16 and February 23, 2013, from 9:00-11:00 and 11:30-1:30. Sample PhD exams can be found here.
- STEM Career Resources from Fermilab
- The Nucleus: Resources for Physics and Astronomy Undergraduates
- Current job listings from Physics Today
- AIP (American Institute of Physics) Career Network
- Career Guidance for Undergraduate Students
- NIU Major Web-Links
- NIU Career Services
- Sonoma State advice page
Physics Links
NIU Academic Resources
- Thesis and Dissertation Office is now on Facebook
- Blackboard
- WebConnect
- Graduate Teaching Certificate from Faculty Development
External Internships and Research Opportunities
- Argonne National Lab Undergrad Research
- Fermilab Undergrad Research - also see Dr. Hedin for more details
- LSU REUs in Materials Science and Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Computational Sciences
- APS summer internships and REU programs
- APS and IBM research internships for undergraduate women
- APS and IBM summer research internships for underrepresented minorities
- Rutgers REUs on astronomy, nuclear and high-energy physics, and condensed matter physics
- UNLV Summer REUs on Experimental Condensed Matter and High Pressure Physics
- University of Michigan Physics REUs
- University of Vermont summer REU on Complex Materials
- REU with National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab Summer Internships
- University of Michigan REU at CERN
- Teaching Positions at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
- Summer REU at the Center for Computation & Technology at Louisiana State University
- Research and Internship Listings from The Nucleus
- APS/IBM Research Internships for Undergraduate Women
- Summer Internship at Lawrence Livermore Lab
- DOE Internships
- DOE Scholars
- Fellowships and Internships at the Smithsonian Institution
- AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program
- Internships at the National Energy Technology Laboratory - all levels
- Summer REU at Notre Dame
- NRC fellowships - for graduate students