Ph.D. (Kinesiology) Admissions Criteria

Acceptance into the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Kinesiology program is by vote of the departmental Graduate Research Degrees (GRD) committee. The GRD committee is responsible for final determination of a graduate application for entry to the Ph.D. (Kinesiology) program. Final acceptance into the program remains pending until an official written notification of acceptance is received by the student from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Studies Office.

Admittance to the program will be based on a series of criteria that includes:

Undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) - minimum of 3.3 undergraduate GPA required for entry to the Ph.D. program; most admitted students have a GPA above 3.5
Graduate Record Exam (GRE): most admitted students score above the 60th percentile on the Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning sections and at least 3.5 on the Analytical Writing section.
Letter of Research Interests with Statement of Professional Goals
Writing Sample (examples: thesis, journal articles, professional reports, etc.)
Standardized Writing Exercise (details available from the Graduate Advisor)
Personal Interview with a potential faculty advisor (note: when possible, this should be an in-person interview; when travel distance is a concern, this may be a telephone or teleconference interview)

All decisions concerning admissions to the Ph.D. (Kinesiology) program are made by the GRD committee in the department and are arrived at on a competitive applicant pool basis.