Admissions Requirements

Application for admission to the Master of Science in Health Education Programs in the Department of Health Professions and Kinesiology is made to the Graduate Admissions Office. Admission decisions are based on a comprehensive review of the following:

1. Completed application form.
2. Interview with the program director.
3. Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended with a minimum 2.75 grade point average. Upon the recommendation of the Program Director, students with a grade point average lower than 2.75 may be admitted by meeting one or more of the following criteria:
   1. Complete 12 probationary graduate credits maintaining a minimum of 3.0 grade point average.
   2. The GRE may be required of those students with lower than a 2.5 grade point average.
4. Written personal statement describing the candidate’s goals in the teaching profession and in Health Education.
5. Two letters of reference that address the candidate’s potential to succeed in the teaching profession and graduate studies.

The department understands that any single criterion may not reliably predict a candidate’s potential for success in a graduate program. Consequently, candidates are welcome to apply if they do not meet one of the criteria but feel that other aspects of their experience may compensate.

Health Prerequisites

Students are required to have a minimum of 12 credits in health-related content including:

• One course in human biology or anatomy and  physiology.
• One course (or certificate) in safety and first aid including CPR.
• One or more courses in one of the following: general psychology, child psychology, adolescent psychology, sociology, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, measurement and evaluation or another equivalent course.  

These courses can be met by courses completed at the undergraduate or graduate level at any approved institution of higher education. The student will have met these health-related content courses with a minimum grade of B. This requirement will be determined at the initial interview with the department adviser.