Graduate Degree Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission into the department’s Kinesiology graduate program are expected to have the following qualifications to obtain unconditional admission:

1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

2. Candidates must meet minimum master’s admissions requirements to the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Graduate School Information can be found here.

3. Minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.8 overall or a 3.0 for the last 60 hours or a minimum 3.4 master’s GPA. A lower GPA (2.6 overall or 2.8 in the last 60 hours) may be considered on an individual basis at the departmental level along with other factors (e.g., undergraduate academic institution, course work listed on the student’s transcript, completion of a previous master’s degree).

4. Submission of verbal, quantitative and analytical writing GRE scores are required. Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores can be substituted for the GRE. The program views high test scores as a predictor of future success. Lower test scores will be considered if other criteria indicate ability to be successful in the program. Students can be admitted provisionally for one semester without test scores; but acceptable test scores must be submitted in order to enroll for the next semester.

5. A typed, 300-word candidate’s statement (attacment below) which includes the candidate’s purpose in pursuing graduate study at the University of North Texas, career objectives, goals and a discussion of the candidate’s particular interest area.