Master of Science in Kinesiological Sciences Admission

Admission to the MSKS cohort is competitive and admits a fall cohort annually.

Admission requirements include:

A $50 non-refundable application fee.
An official undergraduate transcript, indicating graduation from a regionally accredited college or university in this country or a recognized university abroad, is required.
A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from a regionally accredited university.
Priority will be given to students who achieve a combined score of 300 on the current scale (1080 prior scale) for the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE.
Essay on personal professional goals (minimum 1000 words) addressing the reason for seeking a degree in kinesiological sciences as well as short (three years) and long (seven years) professional goals.
A resume or CV indicating education and work background, honors, memberships in professional, school, and service organizations, etc.
Three letters of recommendation will be required, preferably with at least one from a professor who is familiar with your academic work.
Required Prerequisites: The following courses are required for admission into the program. Students lacking these courses may be admitted on a case-by-case basis:
- Anatomy; Physiology; Chemistry; Physics; Psychology; Statistics

TOEFL (minimum score 650 for paper, 280 for computer, and 114 if internet-based), or IELTS requirement of 8.0 if applicant’s primary language is not English.

Transfer of Credit - Transfer of credit will not be allowed in the graduate curriculum.

For MS KS admissions questions, please contact the Academic Advisor Ashlea Rieser at arieser0@ju.edu.

The application for the MS KS program should be completed online through the JU website. All supplemental materials for your application should be uploaded to JU’s web-based application as prompted. If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact Pamela Adrian at padrian@ju.edu.