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The University of Texas
of the Permian Basin

Admission Requirements

Graduate Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the Kinesiology graduate degree program must meet all admission requirements specified by the Office of Graduate Studies and take the GRE. Typically, students desiring to pursue the Master of Science in Kinesiology would possess a bachelor's degree with a major or minor in Physical Education, Kinesiology, or a related area. Individuals who do not hold such a degree may be required to complete leveling courses prior to enrolling in certain Kinesiology graduate courses. Determination of these leveling requirements will be made on an individual basis by the Graduate Acceptance Committee comprised of the Kinesiology Graduate Faculty and will be specified in the student's acceptance letter.

Basic Graduate School Admission Requirements

There are five basic requirements for acceptance to a U.T. Permian Basin graduate program: (1) a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution; (2) a B average or better in upper level (junior and senior level) work and in any graduate work already completed or other evidence of ability to succeed in graduate study; (3) a satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination; (4) adequate subject preparation for the proposed graduate program; and (5) acceptance by the Graduate Acceptance Committee. In the case of the Master of Science Degree in Kinesiology, the Graduate Acceptance Committee is comprised of the Kinesiology Graduate Faculty.

All students who wish to apply to take graduate courses should:

Secure a Graduate Admissions application and a Residency Core Questions form from the Office of Admissions, or download the Graduate Admissions application and the Residency Core Questions form (requires Adobe Acrobat), complete them, return them to the Office of Admissions; and blue star Present an Official Transcript certifying completion of a bachelor's degree. Students who intend to apply for a degree program, such as the Master's degree in Kinesiology, or educational certification should also:

blue star Supply Official Transcripts of all previous college level work from the school where the credit was originally granted.

blue star Submit standardized test scores from the GRE (Graduate Record Exam).


The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General (Aptitude) Test.

The General (Aptitude) Test of the Graduate Record Examination is designed to test preparation and aptitude for graduate study. Students seeking acceptance in a graduate degree program must achieve a satisfactory score on the GRE.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). All post-baccalaureate students wishing to enroll at The University to pursue a master's degree or take courses for another purpose are expected to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. International students must submit a score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) 550 or better in order to be admitted to graduate study.


Deadlines for Submission of Application

The application and all supporting documents should be received by the Admissions Office at least 60 days prior to the registration date. Special Status students can be registered for one semester with proof of a baccalaureate degree at the time of registration.

Additional Admissions Information. For additional information regarding graduate admissions requirements at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, please refer to the Graduate Catalog: Admissions.


Graduate Program Acceptance and Status

Process. Each program has a Graduate Acceptance Committee to evaluate applicants for acceptance to graduate programs within the Department. Upon receipt of all required documents, i.e., application form, official transcripts of all higher education course work, TOEFL scores for foreign students, and GRE scores, the Office of Graduate Studies transmits each advising file to the appropriate Graduate Acceptance Committee (Kinesiology Graduate Faculty). Included in the advising file are copies of all documentation plus an acceptance form with the applicant's eligibility status.

Notification. Upon completion of its deliberations, the Graduate Acceptance Committee (Kinesiology Graduate Faculty) returns its decision and any conditions of acceptance to the Director of Graduate Studies, who notifies the student in writing. Acceptance of a student to graduate study is subject to review by the Director of Graduate Studies for consistency with graduate policies and procedures.


Degree Seeking Students

Students are accepted to a degree program with regular status, provisional status, or conditional status. Students accepted into programs with other than regular status will be assigned special conditions by which they may attain regular status. These conditions include both the number of semester hours to be taken and the minimum grade requirements. If these conditions are not met in their entirety, the student will be denied permission to continue in the graduate program.

1. Regular Status

A student is eligible for regular status if he/she has earned graduate degree from an accredited college or university and adequate preparation in the discipline;
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With a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) in the upper division courses required for the degree and a total Quantitative - Verbal - Analytical Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score of 1500 (1000 if only the Quantitative -Verbal exam is taken) or higher, and adequate preparation in the discipline.

2. Provisional Status

A student whose GPA or GRE scores are below the minimum for regular status, but whose GPA is not less than 2.5 and GRE is not less than 1200 for Verbal - Quantitative - Analytical (800 for Verbal - Quantitative) is eligible for provisional acceptance to a graduate program. All students accepted with provisional status shall be assigned specific requirements in terms of courses and performance, to include a minimum of nine semester credit hours of 6000-level course work, with a grade of B or better in each course taken.

3. Conditional Status

A student who meets the minimum GPA and GRE requirements in 1 or 2 above, but has deficiencies in undergraduate preparation in the discipline is eligible for conditional acceptance. A student so accepted shall be assigned specific requirements in terms of courses and performance.

Students who are not admitted may be eligible for special status admission, or may be given information and counseling regarding other programs or preparation for reapplication.

Note: Each program admission decision is made by the designated program Graduate Acceptance Committee and does not apply to any other program. A student who wishes to change degree programs must apply to and be admitted to that program.


Non-degree Seeking Students

Students who wish to take selected courses for their own intellectual or professional enhancement or to transfer those courses to another university.

These students may enroll in any graduate course with the approval of the Graduate Acceptance Committee of the Department in which the applicant wishes to study (Kinesiology Graduate Faculty) and the Director of Graduate Studies. These students should have no intention to transfer courses to a degree program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Post baccalaureate students seeking teacher certification, an endorsement to their teaching certificate, or who wish to accrue credit toward the career ladder.

These students may enroll in graduate or undergraduate education or content - area courses with approval of the Dean of the School of Education.

Special Status Students: Students in their first semester of graduate study who have applied to a graduate degree program and are pending acceptance to a graduate degree program.

Special status students who wish to request permission to count the course work taken during their first semester on campus toward a graduate degree must complete the acceptance process in the first semester of study. If the student does not complete the acceptance process in the first semester and later wishes to enter a degree program, a maximum of 6 semester credit hours of course work may be applied to the degree program. The application of courses taken as a special status student to a degree program is subject to the approval of the student's graduate committee and the department chair or program coordinator.

No 4000-level courses taken as a special status student are eligible for credit toward degree requirements.


Additional Acceptance and Status Information.

For additional information regarding graduate acceptance and status at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, please refer to the Graduate Catalog: Acceptance and Status.