GRE Subject
The GRE Subject Tests are achievement tests that measure your knowledge and skill level in a particular field of study. GRE Subject Test scores are used by admissions or fellowship panels to supplement your undergraduate records, recommendation letters and other qualifications for graduate-level study. They’re intended for students who have an undergraduate major or extensive background in one of the following disciplines:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
Registration, rescheduling, and cancellation are available online at GRE Subject Test Registration.
Total testing time is 2 hours and 50 minutes for the Mathematics Test and 2 hours for the Physics and Psychology Tests.
Mathematics
Overview
The test consists of approximately 66 multiple-choice questions drawn from courses commonly offered at the undergraduate level.
Content areas
- Calculus: 50%
- Algebra: 25%
- Additional Topics: 25%
Physics
Overview
The test consists of approximately 70 5-choice questions based on such materials as diagrams, graphs, experimental data and descriptions of physical situations.
Content areas
- Classical Mechanics: 20%
- Electromagnetism: 18%
- Optics and Wave Phenomena: 8%
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 10%
- Quantum Mechanics: 13%
- Atomic Physics: 10%
- Special Relativity: 6%
- Laboratory Methods: 6%
- Specialized Topics: 9%
Psychology
Overview
The test consists of approximately 144 multiple-choice questions. Each question in the test has five options from which the test taker is to select the one option that is the correct or best answer to the question.
Content areas
- Biological (30 questions)
- Cognitive (29 questions)
- Social (19 questions)
- Developmental (18 questions)
- Clinical (23 questions)
- Measurement/Methodology/Other (25 questions)
Additional Information
About the test, tools for success, and other resources such as (GRE®) bulletins are available at https://www.ets.org/gre/test-takers/subject-tests/about.html
Test Center Information
Address
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Phone
480-965-7146
Parking
Lot 55 - University Center [UCNTRB] parking fees are $3/hr. or $15/day. Pre-pay for parking before coming to the Testing & Scanning Services Office. Payment can be made by using the Park Mobile app (parking zone #60112) or AMP. When considering the payment for your exam, consider check-in and check-out time for the exam.The estimated appointment time for GRE subject exams is 3.5 hours.