Master of Science

Admission to this degree program requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education, a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 (A=4.0) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and any graduate work completed, official results of the aptitude portions of the Graduate Record Examination (a cumulative score of 1000 is expected), and three letters of recommendation. International students must also submit TOEFL scoress (the minimum requirement is 580).Students for whom English is not their native language and wish to be considered for a teaching assistantship, are required to achieve a score of 230 or higher on the Tet of spoken English (TSE) or the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) on versions prior to 1996, or a score of 50 or higher on the newer versions.

This degree program is designed for those individuals desiring to study a particular area of interest in depth. Candidates for this degree must complete a minimum of 32 hours, 16 of which must be completed in kinesiology. Each student must identify a major area of study from the following list: Biodynamics; Coordination, Control and Skill; Social Science of Physical Activity; Pedagogical Kinesiology; Physical Activity Management; Therapeutic Kinesiology. Two units must come from the identified major area of study; and one unit must be taken from one additional area of study in the department. Twelve of the total hours must comprise 500-level courses. Of the 16 hours in Kinesiology, Kinesiology 501 (Research Methods' in Kinesiology) or an equivalent graduate-level research methods course appropriate to a student's program of study is required. No more than 8 hours of graduate credit from another institution may be substituted. It is possible for a full-time student to complete this degree program in one academic year plus one summer session. A student may choose to write an acceptable thesis for 8 hourss of credit (i.e., Kinesiology 599) or select a non-thesis option by substituting 8 hours of credit (i.e., approved credit that includes at least 1 unit of Kinesiology 590 (Independent Study).

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