Kinesiology & Health Graduate Programs

Graduate students earn a master's of science (M.S.) degree in Kinesiology and Health.

Two options are available to graduate students in the Division of Kinesiology and Health, the Plan A (thesis) option and the Plan B (non-thesis) option.  The Plan A option has three areas of emphasis, exercise and sport science, health, and physical education teacher education. The Plan B option is offered on-campus as well as off-campus to distance student through the Outreach School. Admission into the M.S. degree program is open to students who have obtained an undergraduate degree with a major program of study in exercise and sport science, health, or physical education teacher education. Those students who have undergraduate degrees in areas outside of kinesiology and health may be granted provisional admission with the requirement of completing undergraduate coursework in kinesiology and/or health during their first year of graduate study. Students require a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 point scale), three letters of recommendation, and a minimum combined verbal and quantitative score of 900 on the Graduate Record Examination for admission. A TOEFL score of 600 is required of students not having English as their first language.  

Application deadlines for both on-campus and distance graduate programs are March 1 (for fall semester admittance) and October 1 (for spring semester admittance).

PROGRAM OPTIONS

Kinesiology and Health (on-campus)
    Areas of Concentration:
         Exercise and Sport Science - Plan A (thesis)
         Exercise and Sport Science - Plan B (non-thesis)
         Physical Education Teacher Education - Plan A (thesis)
         Physical Education Teacher Education - Plan B (non-thesis)

Kinesiology and Health (distance)
Kinesiology and Health (distance) - Physical Education Teaching Only

KINESIOLOGY & HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENT RESOURCES AND ENHANCEMENT

Expectations and Outcomes for Graduate Students in Kinesiology & Health

Secrets to Effective Teaching & Success in Kinesiology & Health - from the mouths of Graduate Students

APPLYING FOR ADMISSION

How to Apply for Admission 

Contact Faculty Member in Your Area Of Interest 

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For more information, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator, Dr. Derek Smith, at (307)766-5271 or smithdt@uwyo.edu.