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Master of Science in Exercise Science

Program Requirements
Regular Admission: Minimum combined score of 283 on the GRE Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) Minimum formula score of 725 (GPA x GRE) Conditional Admission: Minimum combined score of 283 on the GRE Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale) Minimum formula score of 685 (GPA x GRE) Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree in exercise science from ULM may be allowed to waive the GRE requirement if their cumulative undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or better. All other applicants to the Clinical Exercise Physiology and the Applied Exercise Science concentrations will be required to submit GRE scores no matter their undergraduate GPA. Applicants pursuing the Sport Management Concentration are not required to take the GRE.

Program Requirements

Regular Admission:
Minimum combined score of 283 on the GRE

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)

Minimum formula score of 725 (GPA x GRE)

Conditional Admission:
Minimum combined score of 283 on the GRE

Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale)

Minimum formula score of 685 (GPA x GRE)

Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree in exercise science from ULM may be allowed to waive the GRE requirement if their cumulative undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or better. All other applicants to the Clinical Exercise Physiology and the Applied Exercise Science concentrations will be required to submit GRE scores no matter their undergraduate GPA. Applicants pursuing the Sport Management Concentration are not required to take the GRE.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer an online degree?
A concentration in Sport Management is offered online.

Will I have to take prerequisites?
For those students not holding an undergraduate degree in an exercise science, kinesiology, or sport management-related discipline, the following requirements must be met: Students must make a B or higher on the first 12 hours taken and will be dismissed from the program should they make a C or lower in any of the first 12 hours.

Are graduate assistantships available?
Graduate assistantships in exercise science are highly competitive. Contact the program coordinator for information about applying for these assistantships.

Next steps...

Graduate Catalog
The catalog outlines university policies, tuition and fees, extensive program and degree information. Click on the link below for catalog information specific to the program.

Exercise Science, M.S.

Still have questions?

Contact our program coordinator for more information:

Dr. William Hey
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Brown Hall 115

318-342-1324
hey@ulm.edu

ULM Graduate School
Sandel Hall Room 243
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209

Monday-Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday
7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

(318) 342-1036

gradadmissions@ulm.edu

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