Exercise Physiology

Admission Requirements:

• ALL applicants must have a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree from an accredited institution, preferably with a major in Exercise and Sport Science, Physical Education, or Kinesiology.
• Academic Transcripts must prove completion of the following 5 prerequisite courses by the application deadline: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Exercise Physiology with Labs, and 2 other related health-fitness courses (e.g., exercise test/prescription, nutrition, public health, epidemiology, psychology, medicine, biomechanics, etc). It is recommended that a B- or better be achieved in all of these prerequisite courses.
• Applicants who possess a Bachelor\xc2\x92s degree from an accredited institution but in an unrelated field (i.e., do not have one of the above-named undergraduate majors), may also apply providing that the same 5 prerequisite courses noted above are completed prior to the application deadline.
• Certifications and life experiences cannot substitute for any of the required prerequisite courses.
• Prior to the application deadline, all applicants must have completed an undergraduate statistics or research and statistics design course (3 hour credit or greater) with a final course grade of B-minus or better.
• A personal statement of goals, research interests and relevant experiences. Within this statement, please mention which exercise physiology faculty best reflect your research interests. Due to being a research thesis program, we try to \xc2\x93match\xc2\x94 students to faculty based upon mutual interests as part of the acceptance process.
• Three letters of recommendation, two of whom can attest to academic achievement.